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¨¨¨¨¨~~\*¤ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¤*\~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~~\*%¤@## ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ##@¤%*\~~¨
¨~~\*%¤@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@¤%*\~~¨
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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. @¤***\~~¨¨
¨~~\*%¤@## ##@¤%*\~~¨
¨~~\*%¤@## ~~~~********~~~~ ##@¤%*\~~¨
¨~~\*%@### ~~** **~~ ###@%*\~~¨
¨~~\*%¤@@# ~~~~~** FAIRIES LIVE HERE. **~~~~~ #@@¤%*\~~¨
¨¨¨~~~~~*¤ ~~** **~~ ¤*~~~~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~***%¤ ~~~~********~~~~ ¤%***~~¨¨¨
¨~~~~~~\*¤ ¤*\~~~~~~¨
¨~~\*%¤@## 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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