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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-†§
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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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