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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. #@#§%^:~,¨
¨,~:^%§§#@ @#§§%^:~,¨
¨,~:^%§#@# 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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