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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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¨,»*†§¤### 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 #§§†*»»¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨»*§¤ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¤§*»¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨»††¤ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¤††»¨¨¨¨¨¨
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