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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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¨^~:†¤¤¤¤@ ~~~~~†† 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. ##¤†~¨¨¨¨¨
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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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