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¤¤§^^~~,,, 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 ,,,,,»»^§¤
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¤¤¤§^~,,,, FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ,,,,~^§¤¤¤
¶¤§»~,,,,, DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ,,,,,~»§¤¶
##¶¤¤§^»~, DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ,~»^§¤¤¶##
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