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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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#¶&%$^~^¨¨ ~~~~~$$ FAIRIES LIVE HERE. $$~~~~~ ¨¨^~^$%&¶#
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#¶&%$^~^¨¨ 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 ¨¨^~^$%&¶#
##¶&%$^~^¨ 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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