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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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