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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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¤¤¤¤¨¨¨¤¤¨ 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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