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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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