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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. #@#&¤^;-.¨
¨.-;^¤&# ##&&¤^;-.¨
¨.-;^¤@# ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; #@#&¤^;-.¨
¨..--;;^^& - - - - - - - - - - - &^^;;--..¨
¨¨¨¨¨.;^^& . . . . . . . . &^^;.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.-;^¤## ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ###&¤^;-.¨
¨.-;^¤@# ¨ ¨ ¨ #@#&¤^;-.¨
¨.-;^¤@# #@#&¤^;-.¨
¨.-;^¤&@## ##@&¤^;-.¨
¨¨¨..-^# ##&^-..¨¨¨
¨.-;^¤@@ @@#&¤^;-.¨
¨.-;^¤&@## ##@&¤^;-.¨