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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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