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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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