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¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§§
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§§¨¨§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
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¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨ ¨       ¨       ¨       ¨      ¨       ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
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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.          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨ //////////////////////////////////////// ¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨
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¨¨§§§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
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¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨