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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. ¤¨¤¨¤¨¨¤¨¤
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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. ¤¨¤¨¤¨¨¤¨¤
¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤ ¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¤¨¤
¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤ 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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