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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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