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§§,§,,,§§§ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ §,§,§§§,,,
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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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,,§,§,,§§, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ §,§§,§,,,,
,§§§§,§,§§ ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~  ~   ~   ~ §§,§§§,,,,
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