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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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