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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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