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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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¨¨.«^†%§## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ##§%†^«.¨¨
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