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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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