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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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