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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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