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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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