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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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¨¨¨,~*†%&# ~~~~††††††††~~~~ #&%†*~,¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨,~*†%&# **************************************** #&%†*~,¨¨¨
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