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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. ¤¤¤¤¨¤¤¤¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¤¤¤¨¨ ¤¨¨¨¤¤¨¨¤¨
¨¨¨¨¨¤¨¨¤¨ 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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