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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 ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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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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