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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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