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¨~~==&@### ======================================== ###@&==~~¨
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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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¨~~==%&@@@ ~~~~========~~~~ @@@&%==~~¨
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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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