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¨,~†*&§@## ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ##@§&*†~,¨
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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. ##@§&*†~,¨
¨¨¨¨,†**§# #§**†,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,†*§§ ~~~~********~~~~ §§*†,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,†&§@ ~~** **~~ @§&†,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~†*&§@## ~~~~~** 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. §&†,,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,†&§ §&†,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~†*&§@## 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. ##@§&*†~,¨
¨,~†***&§# #§&***†~,¨
¨¨¨,~†&§@# 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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