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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. @@&*~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:†*&&@ @&&*†:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:†*@ 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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