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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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###&¤§/~-¨ 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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