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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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