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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. ††»»»»» %†:»,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,»:† »»†† ††»» †:»,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,»: »»»»††††††††»»»» :»,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,» »,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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