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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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