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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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¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§ 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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