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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.                  §§§,§§,,,§
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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. ,,§,§§,§§,
,§§§,§,§§§                                          ,§§§,§§,§,
§,,§§§§,,, 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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