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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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