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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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