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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 ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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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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