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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. $$»»»»» ¨¨¨&&¨¨&&&
¨&&&&¨¨&&& »»$$ $$»» &&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨
¨¨&&¨¨¨¨&& »»»»$$$$$$$$»»»» ¨¨¨&&&&¨¨¨
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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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