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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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##§$†-.¨¨¨ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ¨¨¨.-†$§##
###§$†-.¨¨ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ¨¨.-†$§###
####§$†-.¨ TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ¨.-†$§####
###§$†-.¨¨ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ¨¨.-†$§###
##§$†-.¨¨¨ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ¨¨¨.-†$§##
#§$†-.¨¨¨¨ THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ¨¨¨¨.-†$§#
##§$†-.¨¨¨ SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ¨¨¨.-†$§##
###§$†-.¨¨ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ¨¨.-†$§###
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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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