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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. #@§%^-¨¨¨¨
¨-~^=%§@## ##@§%=^~-¨
¨-~^=%§@## 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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