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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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