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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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