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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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¨¨¨^==%&§@ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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