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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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~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~%%%%%%%%~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
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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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