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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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,,,»;;%¤## 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. ###¤%§;»,,
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,,,,»»;%¤# 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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