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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. %%----- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ --%% %%-- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ----%%%%%%%%---- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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