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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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¨¨§§§§§§§§                                          §¨§§§§¨¨¨§