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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. &&&¨¨¨&¨&¨
&&&&¨&¨&¨& ¨¨&¨¨&&&&¨
¨¨¨&&&&&&¨ ----========---- ¨&&¨&¨¨¨&&
¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨&& --== ==-- &¨&&&¨¨&¨&
¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨¨ -----== 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. &¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨
¨&&¨¨¨¨¨&¨ &¨&&¨¨¨&&&
&¨&¨¨¨¨&&¨ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ &&¨&¨¨&¨¨&
&&&¨¨¨&¨&& - - - - - - - - - - - ¨&&&¨&&¨&¨
¨¨&¨¨&&&¨& - - - - - - - - &¨¨&&¨&&&&
¨&&¨&¨¨&&& ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ &¨&¨&&¨¨¨&
&¨&&&¨&¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ &&&&¨&¨¨&&
&&¨¨&&&¨¨& ¨¨¨&&&¨&¨¨
¨&¨&¨¨&¨&& ¨¨&¨¨&&&¨&
&&&&¨&&&¨& ¨&&¨&¨¨&&&
¨¨¨&&¨¨&&& &¨&&&¨&¨¨¨
¨¨&¨&¨&¨¨& &&¨¨&&&¨¨¨