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##&%**=,¨¨ ¨¨,=**%&##
#&%**=,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,=**%&#
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=**
%**=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=**%
&%**=,¨¨¨¨ **************************************** ¨¨¨¨,=**%&
#&%**=,¨¨¨ = = = = = = = = = = = ¨¨¨,=**%&#
##&%**=,¨¨ , , , , , , , , ¨¨,=**%&##
###&%**=,¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨,=**%&###
##&%**=,¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨,=**%&##
#&%**=,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,=**%&#
&%**=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,=**%&
%**=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=**%
**=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=**
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*