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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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