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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. %%««««« #@#&%/«:¨¨
¨¨¨:«/%&#@ ««%% %%«« @#&%/«:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:«/%&# ««««%%%%%%%%«««« #&%/«:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:«/%&#@ @#&%/«:¨¨¨
¨¨:«/%&#@# 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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