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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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