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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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