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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 ¶@/»¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,/$@¤ CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ¤@$/,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,»/$@@@@¤ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¤@@@@$/»,¨
¨,»/$@@¤¶@ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES @¶¤@@$/»,¨
¨,»/$@¤@## DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ##@¤@$/»,¨
¨,»/$@¤¶@# #@¶¤@$/»,¨
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