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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¤¤¤
¤¨¨¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¨¨¤¤
¨¨¨¨¤¤¤¤¤¤ 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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