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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. ###¶#&%«~.
.~«/%&#¶## ##¶#&%/«~.
...~«//&&¶ 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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