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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. ¨¨¨@@@¨@@¨
¨¨@¨¨@@¨¨@ ¨¨@¨¨@@¨@¨
¨@@¨@¨@¨@@ 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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