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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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