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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. #§@=:~-¨¨¨
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¨¨-~:=@§## ~~== ==~~ ##§@=:~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~:=@§# ~~~~~== FAIRIES LIVE HERE. ==~~~~~ #§@=:~-¨¨¨
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¨¨-~:=@§## 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 #§@=:~-¨¨¨
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¨¨-~:=@§## 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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