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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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¨¨¨¨¨:=:=¤ ==== ==== ¤=:=:¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨:=:=¤@£ 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 #£@¤=:=:¨¨
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¨¨:=:=¤@£# FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS #£@¤=:=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=:=¤@£ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES £@¤=:=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=:=¤@ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. @¤=:=:¨¨¨¨
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