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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. ¨¨¨¨,~†$%§
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##§%$†~,¨¨ 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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