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¨¨^~/*$#@# #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~/*$# #$*/~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# ¨ ¨ ¨ #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨^~/*$#@## ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ##@#$*/~^¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~/*$# //////////////////////////////////////// #$*/~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨^~/*$#@## THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ##@#$*/~^¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~/*$# SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE #$*/~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# WATER. #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨^~/*$#@## ##@#$*/~^¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# ~~~~********~~~~ #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ ~~** **~~ @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~/*$# ~~~~~** FAIRIES LIVE HERE. **~~~~~ #$*/~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ ~~** **~~ @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# ~~~~********~~~~ #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨^~/*$#@## ##@#$*/~^¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~/*$# LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT #$*/~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨^~/*$#@## WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ##@#$*/~^¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~/*$# HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. #$*/~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨^~/*$#@## PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ##@#$*/~^¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~/*$# SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT #$*/~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨^~/*$#@## BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ##@#$*/~^¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~/*$# IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. #$*/~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨^~/*$#@## CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ##@#$*/~^¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~/*$# DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. #$*/~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~/*$#@ @#$*/~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# //////////////////////////////////////// #@#$*/~^¨¨
¨^~/*$#@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@#$*/~^¨
¨¨^~/*$#@# ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ #@#$*/~^¨¨
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