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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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