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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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#@#¤†/=:¨¨ ¨¨:=/†¤#@#
@#¤†/=:¨¨¨ 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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