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