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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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¨.-^***##@ @##***^-.¨
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