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¨¨¨¨~=$$¤¤ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ¤¤$$=~¨¨¨¨
¨,~:=$¤#@@ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE @@#¤$=:~,¨
¨,~:=$¤### LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ###¤$=:~,¨
¨¨¨,:=$$¤@ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE @¤$$=:,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,,~=¤ 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 ¤===~~,¨¨¨
¨,~:=$¤#@# THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE #@#¤$=:~,¨
¨,~:=$¤#@# SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO #@#¤$=:~,¨
¨,~:=$¤#@# HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. #@#¤$=:~,¨
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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. ¤==::,¨¨¨¨
¨,~:=$¤#@# #@#¤$=:~,¨
¨,~:=$¤#@# THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT #@#¤$=:~,¨
¨,~:=$¤#@# CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO #@#¤$=:~,¨
¨,~:=$¤@## FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ##@¤$=:~,¨
¨,~:=$$$¤@ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES @¤$$$=:~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨~:$¤# DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. #¤$:~¨¨¨¨¨
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