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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 ¨¨¨»»^%%@@
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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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###@%^^»-¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨-»^^%@###
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