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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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¨¨~«/*%¤@# «««««** 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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¨¨~«/*%¤@# //////////////////////////////////////// #@¤%*/«~¨¨
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