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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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