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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=;*
&*;=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=;*&
¤&*;=,¨¨¨¨ ====********==== ¨¨¨¨,=;*&¤
#¤&*;=,¨¨¨ ==** **== ¨¨¨,=;*&¤#
@#¤&*;=,¨¨ =====** FAIRIES LIVE HERE. **===== ¨¨,=;*&¤#@
#@#¤&*;=,¨ ==** **== ¨,=;*&¤#@#
##@#¤&*;=, ====********==== ,=;*&¤#@##
#@#¤&*;=,¨ ¨,=;*&¤#@#
@#¤&*;=,¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨,=;*&¤#@
#@#¤&*;=,¨ ¨,=;*&¤#@#
##@#¤&*;=, 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. ¨¨¨¨,=;*&¤
&*;=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=;*&
*;=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=;*
;=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=;
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ , , , , , , , , ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,