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¨¨¨¨~*¤¤@@ JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA @@¤¤*~¨¨¨¨
¨~~*$¤¤@## THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ##@¤¤$*~~¨
¨~~*$¤¤### AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ###¤¤$*~~¨
¨~~*$¤¤¤¤¤ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¤¤¤¤¤$*~~¨
¨~~*$¤¤@## SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ##@¤¤$*~~¨
¨~~*$$$¤¤@ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK @¤¤$$$*~~¨
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¨~*$¤¤@### URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ###@¤¤$*~¨
¨¨¨¨~*¤¤¤¤ 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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