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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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¨,»:%$¤¶@# THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, #@¶¤$%:»,¨
¨,»:%$¤¶@# URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH #@¶¤$%:»,¨
¨,»:%$¤¶@# LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT #@¶¤$%:»,¨
¨,»:%$¤@## TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ##@¤$%:»,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨»%¤ 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 ¤¤%»»,¨¨¨¨
¨,»:%$¤¶@# SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT #@¶¤$%:»,¨
¨,»:%$¤¶@@ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH @@¶¤$%:»,¨
¨,»:%%$¤¶¶ DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ¶¶¤$%%:»,¨
¨¨¨,,::$¶¶ BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ¶¶$::,,¨¨¨
¨,»:%$¤¶@# BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS #@¶¤$%:»,¨
¨¨¨,,:$¤¶@ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS @¶¤$:,,¨¨¨
¨,»»:::%$¶ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ¶$%:::»»,¨
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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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