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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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¨¨¨--^†&## 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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