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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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¨¨¨¨~§§§%@ 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. #@@¤%§=~-¨
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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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