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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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##§$%^~.¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨.~^%$§##
#§$%^~.¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨.~^%$§#
##§$%^~.¨¨ . . . . . . . . ¨¨.~^%$§##
###§$%^~.¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨.~^%$§###
##§$%^~.¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨.~^%$§##
#§$%^~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~^%$§#
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