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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 ###¤§§*-.¨
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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 ¤§*.¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨.-*§§¤¤¤# 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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