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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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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ 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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