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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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