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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. **----- ¨¨¨¨¨,-†**
*†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ --** **-- ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†*
†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ----********---- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†
-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-
†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨,-†**¤¶@#
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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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