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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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