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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨:-;=
$=;-:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:-;=$
&$=;-:¨¨¨¨ THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ¨¨¨¨:-;=$&
@&$=;-:¨¨¨ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ¨¨¨:-;=$&@
#@&$=;-:¨¨ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¨¨:-;=$&@#
##@&$=;-:¨ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¨:-;=$&@##
#@&$=;-:¨¨ SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ¨¨:-;=$&@#
@&$=;-:¨¨¨ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ¨¨¨:-;=$&@
&$=;-:¨¨¨¨ DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ¨¨¨¨:-;=$&
$=;-:¨¨¨¨¨ BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ¨¨¨¨¨:-;=$
=;-:¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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