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¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨§§¨                                          §§¨¨§§¨¨§§
§¨¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§§§¨§§                                          ¨¨§§§§§§§§
¨¨§¨§¨¨§§¨ ¨                  ¨                   ¨ §¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§§¨§¨§ ¨       ¨       ¨       ¨      ¨       ¨ ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§§
¨¨¨¨§§§¨§¨                                          §§§§§§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§§ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
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¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ ¨                   ¨                  ¨ ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§§§§¨§§§                                          ¨¨§§§§¨¨§§
§¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨
§§§§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §§§§¨¨§§§§
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