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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##¨ 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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