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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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