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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. %%~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~%% %%~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~%%%%%%%%~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
%/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/%
§%/~.¨¨¨¨¨ 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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/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
%/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/%
§%/~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~/%§
§§%/~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~/%§§