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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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###§§%:-,¨ 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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