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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 ¤¤¨¨¨¨¨¤¨¨
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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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