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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. ¨&&¨&&&¨¨&
¨&&¨&&¨¨¨& &¨&&¨¨&¨&¨
&¨&&¨&¨¨&¨ ----$$$$$$$$---- &&¨&¨&&&&¨
&&¨&&&¨&&¨ --$$ $$-- ¨&&&&¨¨¨&&
¨&&¨¨&&¨&& -----$$ FAIRIES LIVE HERE. $$----- &¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
&¨&¨&¨&&¨¨ --$$ $$-- &¨¨&&¨&&¨¨
&&&&&&¨&¨& ----$$$$$$$$---- &¨&¨&&¨&¨&
¨¨¨¨¨&&&&& &&&&¨&&&&¨
¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨& 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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