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,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
;=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=;
%;=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=;%
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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. %%===== ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ==%% %%== ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ====%%%%%%%%==== ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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