¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~: :~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:$ $:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~:$$ $$:~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~:$$§ §$$:~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~:$$§# #§$$:~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~:$$§## ¨ ¨ ¨ ##§$$:~.¨¨
¨.~:$$§### ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ###§$$:~.¨
¨¨.~:$$§## . . . . . . . . ##§$$:~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~:$$§# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #§$$:~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~:$$§ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: §$$:~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~:$$ $$:~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:$ 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. $$~~~~~ ##§$$:~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~:$$§# ~~$$ $$~~ #§$$:~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~:$$§ ~~~~$$$$$$$$~~~~ §$$:~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~:$$ $$:~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:$ 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 $:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~:$$ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS $$:~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~:$$§ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. §$$:~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~:$$§# #§$$:~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~:$$§## THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT ##§$$:~.¨¨
¨.~:$$§### CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ###§$$:~.¨
¨¨.~:$$§## FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ##§$$:~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~:$$§# DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES #§$$:~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~:$$§ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. §$$:~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~:$$ $$:~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:$ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: $:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ . . . . . . . . ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~: ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ :~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:$ ¨ ¨ ¨ $:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~:$$ $$:~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~:$$§ §$$:~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~:$$§# #§$$:~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~:$$§## ##§$$:~.¨¨
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