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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. §¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ 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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