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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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