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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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§,§§,,§§,§ ~   ~  ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~ §§,,§,§,§§
,§§,§,§,§§ -     -     -    -    -     -     -    - §,§,§§§§§,
,§,§§§§§§, ,      ,       ,       ,       ,       , §§§§§,,,,§
§§§§,,,,,§ ,                  ,                   , ,,,,,§,,,§
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