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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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