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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. ###@¤§†^~¨
¨,~^†§@### ###@§†^~,¨
¨,~^†§¤@@@ 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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