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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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¨¨¨¤¤¨¤¨¨¨ 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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