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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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