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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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