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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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