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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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###*%†~,¨¨ ~~~~~%% FAIRIES LIVE HERE. %%~~~~~ ¨¨,~†%*###
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%†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†%
*%†~,¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†%
*%†~,¨¨¨¨¨ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ¨¨¨¨¨,~†%*
#*%†~,¨¨¨¨ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¨¨¨¨,~†%*#
##*%†~,¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨,~†%*##
###*%†~,¨¨ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¨¨,~†%*###
####*%†~,¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨,~†%*####
###*%†~,¨¨ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¨¨,~†%*###
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