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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 #@¤***\~~¨
¨~~\*$¤@## DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ##@¤$*\~~¨
¨~~\*$¤@## WATER. ##@¤$*\~~¨
¨~~\*$¤¤@# #@¤¤$*\~~¨
¨~~\*$¤¤@# ~~~~********~~~~ #@¤¤$*\~~¨
¨~~\*$@### ~~** **~~ ###@$*\~~¨
¨~~\$¤@### ~~~~~** FAIRIES LIVE HERE. **~~~~~ ###@¤$\~~¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~*¤@ ~~~~********~~~~ @¤*~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~\\$@@ 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 ##@¤$*\~~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~*¤# HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. #¤*~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~~\*$¤@## ##@¤$*\~~¨
¨~~\*$@### 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. @¤*\~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~\**¤@# #@¤**\~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~**¤ 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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