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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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