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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. @¤%---:::¨
¨:-=%*¤@@# #@@¤*%=-:¨
¨:-=%*¤@@# ----%%%%%%%%---- #@@¤*%=-:¨
¨:-=%*¤@@@ --%% %%-- @@@¤*%=-:¨
¨:-=%*¤@@# -----%% FAIRIES LIVE HERE. %%----- #@@¤*%=-:¨
¨:-=%*¤@## --%% %%-- ##@¤*%=-:¨
¨¨¨:-%*¤¤@ ----%%%%%%%%---- @¤¤*%-:¨¨¨
¨:----%*¤@ @¤*%----:¨
¨:-=%*¤¤¤¤ 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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