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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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