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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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