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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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