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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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§¤%†~.¨¨¨¨ 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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