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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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