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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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&&&&¨¨¨¨&¨ &&&¨&¨¨¨¨¨
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