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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨=§@ 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 ##@@¤§==:¨
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¨:==§¤@### SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ###@¤§==:¨
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¨:==§¤@### THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ###@¤§==:¨
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¨:==§¤@### DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ###@¤§==:¨
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¨:==§¤@### 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 #@§=:::¨¨¨
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¨:==§¤@@## DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ##@@¤§==:¨
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