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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¤¤¤¨
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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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