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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. ##@¤*%;~:¨
¨:~;%*¤@## ##@¤*%;~:¨
¨::~;%%%¤¤ 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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