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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. ###&%%:~.¨
¨¨¨..~~:%@ @%:~~..¨¨¨
¨.~:%%&@## 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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