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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. ....-=;*%&
¶&%*;=-... ...-=;*%&¶
@¶&%*;=-.. 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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