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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«^*
$*^«.¨¨¨¨¨ TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ¨¨¨¨¨.«^*$
§$*^«.¨¨¨¨ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ¨¨¨¨.«^*$§
@§$*^«.¨¨¨ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ¨¨¨.«^*$§@
@@§$*^«.¨¨ THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ¨¨.«^*$§@@
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@@§$*^«.¨¨ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ¨¨.«^*$§@@
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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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