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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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