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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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