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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 #@§$=/«,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/ «««««== FAIRIES LIVE HERE. ==««««« /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/= TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT =/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«/=$ 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. ##@§$=/«,¨
¨¨,«/=$§@# #@§$=/«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«/=$§@ 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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