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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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#@¤^:~^¨¨¨ 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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