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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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