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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. ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
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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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@¨@¨@¨@¨@@ //////////////////////////////////////// ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
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@¨@¨@¨@¨@@ ,     ,    ,    ,     ,     ,    ,     , ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨¨@ ¨      ¨       ¨       ¨       ¨       ¨ ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
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