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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. *;~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~;*% %*;~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~;*%¤ ~~~~********~~~~ ¤%*;~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:~;*%¤@ ~~** **~~ @¤%*;~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~;*%¤@# ~~~~~** FAIRIES LIVE HERE. **~~~~~ #@¤%*;~:¨¨
¨:~;*%¤@## ~~** **~~ ##@¤%*;~:¨
¨¨:~;*%¤@# ~~~~********~~~~ #@¤%*;~:¨¨
¨¨¨:~;*%¤@ @¤%*;~:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~;*%¤ 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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¨¨:~;*%¤@# : : : : : : : : #@¤%*;~:¨¨
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¨¨¨¨:~;*%¤ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¤%*;~:¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:~;* *;~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~; ;~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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