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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. ¤¨¤¨¨¤¤¤¤¤
¤¨¤¨¨¤¨¤¤¨ ¨¤¤¤¨¤¨¨¨¨
¤¤¤¤¨¤¤¤¨¤ 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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