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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 ¨¨¨¨¨,~;=*
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=;~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~;=
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~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
;~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~;
=;~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~;=
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