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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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¨#¨##¨¨#¨¨ 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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