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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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