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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. ,,~\*§####
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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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