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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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###@§@§;«~ 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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