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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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