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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. ###§¤%^»-,
,,-»^%¤§## ##§¤%^»-,,
,,,-»^%¤§# »»»»%%%%%%%%»»»» #§¤%^»-,,,
,,,,-»^%¤§ »»%% %%»» §¤%^»-,,,,
,,,-»^%¤§# »»»»»%% fairies live here. %%»»»»» #§¤%^»-,,,
,,-»^%¤§## »»%% %%»» ##§¤%^»-,,
,-»^%¤§### »»»»%%%%%%%%»»»» ###§¤%^»-,
,,-»^%¤§## ##§¤%^»-,,
,,,-»^%¤§# 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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