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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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