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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. ^^~~~~~ @$=~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~=$@# ~~^^ ^^~~ #@$=~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:~=$@#@ ~~~~^^^^^^^^~~~~ @#@$=~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~=$@#@# #@#@$=~:¨¨
¨:~=$@#@## 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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