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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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