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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. ¨,~*^%&&##
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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 ¨,~*^%&#@#
##%%*~,¨¨¨ 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. ¨,~*^%&@##
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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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