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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 ,,^~^%%§¶#
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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 ,,^~^%%§¶#
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#¶§%%^~^,, 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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