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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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¤¤¤¤.¤...¤ ==** **== ¤...¤....¤
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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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