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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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