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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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¨:»^†@&### 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 &@^::¨¨¨¨¨
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¨:»^†@&### 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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