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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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