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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 &&%///--,¨
¨,-/$$$%## SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ##%$$$/-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-$&# DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK #&$-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-/$%&### WATER. ###&%$/-,¨
¨,-/$$$&## ##&$$$/-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,/$$& ----$$$$$$$$---- &$$/,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-$&& --$$ $$-- &&$-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-$&# -----$$ FAIRIES LIVE HERE. $$----- #&$-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,,,/$%&&& --$$ $$-- &&&%$/,,,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--$& ----$$$$$$$$---- &$--¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,-/$%&### THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ###&%$/-,¨
¨,---/%&&& URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH &&&%/---,¨
¨,---/$&&# LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT #&&$/---,¨
¨¨¨,--/$%& TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT &%$/--,¨¨¨
¨,-/$%%&## THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ##&%%$/-,¨
¨¨¨,/$$%&# WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS #&%$$/,¨¨¨
¨,-/$%&### THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ###&%$/-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,/$& SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO &$/,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-/$%&### HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ###&%$/-,¨
¨,-/$%&### ###&%$/-,¨
¨,-/$%&### THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ###&%$/-,¨
¨,-/$%&### PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ###&%$/-,¨
¨,-/$%&### ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ###&%$/-,¨
¨,-/$$$%## 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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