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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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