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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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