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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.                  .§.§§.§.§.
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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.         .§.§§.§.§.
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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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§.§.§.§.§§ ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~  ~   ~   ~ .§..§.§.§.
§.§.§.§..§ ~     ~    ~     ~    ~     ~    ~     ~ .§.§§.§.§.
§.§.§.§.§§ .       .       .       .      .       . .§..§.§.§.
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