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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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