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¨¨¨-/*$&@# #@&$*/-¨¨¨
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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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