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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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