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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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