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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. ###&%†=~.¨
¨.~=†%&### ###&%†=~.¨
¨.~=†%&### ~~~~††††††††~~~~ ###&%†=~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨.=†&@ ~~†† ††~~ @&†=.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~=†%%&&# ~~~~~†† 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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¨.~=†%&### ###&%†=~.¨
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¨.~=†%&#@# #@#&%†=~.¨
¨.~=†%&#@# #@#&%†=~.¨
¨.~=†%&#@# #@#&%†=~.¨