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¨¨¨#¨¨¨##¨                                          ¨#¨######¨
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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.                  ¨¨¨#¨¨¨##¨
¨¨#¨##¨¨##                                          ¨¨##¨¨#¨#¨
¨###¨#¨#¨¨             ====********====             ¨#¨#¨####¨
#¨¨#####¨#         ==**                **==         #####¨¨¨#¨
#¨#¨¨¨¨###  =====**   fairies live here.   **=====  ¨¨¨¨#¨¨###
###¨¨¨#¨¨#         ==**                **==         ¨¨¨##¨#¨¨¨
¨¨#¨¨##¨#¨             ====********====             ¨¨#¨###¨¨#
¨##¨#¨####                                          ¨###¨¨#¨##
#¨####¨¨¨¨ 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. #¨#¨#¨¨¨¨#
¨#¨##¨¨#¨¨                                          #####¨¨¨##
###¨#¨##¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨#¨#¨¨                                          #¨###¨¨##¨