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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. @@¤^~---¨¨
¨-~^^¤¤@@@ @@@¤¤^^~-¨
¨¨---^^^¤@ 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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