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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.                  ,§,§,§,§§,
§§,§,§,§,,                                          ,§,§,§,,§,
,§,§,§,§,§             »»»»%%%%%%%%»»»»             ,§,§,§,§§,
§§,§,§,§,,         »»%%                %%»»         ,§,§,§,,§,
,§,§,§,§,§  »»»»»%%   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. ,§,§,§,§§,
§§,§,§,§,,                                          ,§,§,§,,§,
,§,§,§,§,§ 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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