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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.                  ,,,,§§,,§§
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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.         §§,,,,§§§§
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§§§§§§§§§§ 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. §§§§§§,,,,
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§§,,§,,,,§ 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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