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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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