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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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§.§.§.§§.. †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† §.§.§.§.§.
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