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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. §§,,§§§§§§
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,,§§,,§§§§ 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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