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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 ¨¨¨¨¨,;†&&
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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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