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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 ¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨
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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. ¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨ ¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨ 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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