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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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¶¤%†*«~,,, 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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