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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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