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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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