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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.   **-----  §§,§,§,§,§
,§§,§,§,§,         --**                **--         ,§,§,§,§,§
,,§,§,§,§,             ----********----             §§,§,§,§,§
,§§,§,§,§,                                          ,§,§,§,§,§
,,§,§,§,§, 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.         §§,§,§,§,§
,§§,§,§,§,                                          ,§,§,§,§,§
,,§,§,§,§, 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. §§,§,§,§,§
,§§,§,§,§,                                          ,§,§,§,§,§
,,§,§,§,§, 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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