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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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