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##&$§\=~¨¨ JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ¨¨~=\§$&##
#&$§\=~¨¨¨ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ¨¨¨~=\§$&#
&$§\=~¨¨¨¨ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ¨¨¨¨~=\§$&
#&$§\=~¨¨¨ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¨¨¨~=\§$&#
##&$§\=~¨¨ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ¨¨~=\§$&##
###&$§\=~¨ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ¨~=\§$&###
##&$§\=~¨¨ WATER. ¨¨~=\§$&##
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#&$§\=~¨¨¨ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ¨¨¨~=\§$&#
##&$§\=~¨¨ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ¨¨~=\§$&##
###&$§\=~¨ TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ¨~=\§$&###
##&$§\=~¨¨ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ¨¨~=\§$&##
#&$§\=~¨¨¨ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ¨¨¨~=\§$&#
&$§\=~¨¨¨¨ THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ¨¨¨¨~=\§$&
#&$§\=~¨¨¨ SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ¨¨¨~=\§$&#
##&$§\=~¨¨ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ¨¨~=\§$&##
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##&$§\=~¨¨ THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ¨¨~=\§$&##
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#&$§\=~¨¨¨ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¨¨¨~=\§$&#
##&$§\=~¨¨ SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ¨¨~=\§$&##
###&$§\=~¨ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ¨~=\§$&###
##&$§\=~¨¨ DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ¨¨~=\§$&##
#&$§\=~¨¨¨ BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ¨¨¨~=\§$&#
&$§\=~¨¨¨¨ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ¨¨¨¨~=\§$&
#&$§\=~¨¨¨ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ¨¨¨~=\§$&#
##&$§\=~¨¨ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ¨¨~=\§$&##
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##&$§\=~¨¨ THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT ¨¨~=\§$&##
#&$§\=~¨¨¨ CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ¨¨¨~=\§$&#
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#&$§\=~¨¨¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨¨¨~=\§$&#
##&$§\=~¨¨ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¨¨~=\§$&##
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