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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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........¤. »»»»$$$$$$$$»»»» .....¤¤¤¤.
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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. ¤¤.¤..¤¤.¤
¤.....¤¤.¤ ¤.¤¤¤.¤.¤¤
.¤....¤.¤¤ 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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