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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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