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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. **~~~~~ ##@¤¤*:~:¨
¨:~:*¤¤@## ~~** **~~ ##@¤¤*:~:¨
¨¨¨:~:*¤¤@ ~~~~********~~~~ @¤¤*:~:¨¨¨
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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. #@@¤¤*:~:¨
¨:~:*¤¤### ###¤¤*:~:¨
¨:~:*¤¤@## 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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