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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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¨.~*^%§¶@# ~~~~~^^ FAIRIES LIVE HERE. ^^~~~~~ #@¶§%^*~.¨
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¨.~*^%§¶@# ~~~~^^^^^^^^~~~~ #@¶§%^*~.¨
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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. §^***~~~.¨
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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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