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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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¨§¨§§¨§§¨§ -----** FAIRIES LIVE HERE. **----- ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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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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