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#¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨    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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##¨#¨¨¨¨##  «««««%%   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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