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¨-~;*%¤¤@@ - - - - - - - - @@¤¤%*;~-¨
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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. **~~~~~ #@@¤%*;~-¨
¨-~;*%¤@@# ~~** **~~ #@@¤%*;~-¨
¨-~;*%¤@@@ ~~~~********~~~~ @@@¤%*;~-¨
¨-~~~~*¤@@ @@¤*~~~~-¨
¨-~;*%¤@@# 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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