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¨:«*****¤# 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. @¤¤*«::¨¨¨
¨:«**%¤#@@ @@#¤%**«:¨
¨:«**%¤#@# 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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