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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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