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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. ¨¨¨,-^*%@#
@%*^-,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,-^*%@
%*^-,¨¨¨¨¨ ----********---- ¨¨¨¨¨,-^*%
*^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ --** **-- ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-^*
^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ -----** 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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