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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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