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¨¨,«*=&¶@# **************************************** #@¶&=*«,¨¨
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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. #@¶&=*«,¨¨
¨,«*=&¶@## ##@¶&=*«,¨
¨¨,«*=&¶@# 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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¨¨,«*=&¶@# **************************************** #@¶&=*«,¨¨
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