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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. ##¶#¤*†»,¨
¨,»†*¤#¶## ##¶#¤*†»,¨
¨¨¨¨»*¤#¶# 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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