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#@¶§¤†*«~. « « « « « « « « « « « .~«*†¤§¶@#
¶¶§†***«~. **************************************** .~«***†§¶¶
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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. ††««««« .~«*†¤§¶##
§¤†«««.... ««†† ††«« ....«««†¤§
#@¶§¤†*«~. ««««††††††††«««« .~«*†¤§¶@#
#@¶§¤†*«~. .~«*†¤§¶@#
@§§†«~.... 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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