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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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¨¨.«=*@§## ««««********«««« ##§@*=«.¨¨
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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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