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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. §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
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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. §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
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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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