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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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