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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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..^~:†§¤## 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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