§¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨§¨¨¨§§¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§
§§¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨§§§¨
§¨§§§§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§§§¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§§                                          §¨§§§¨¨§¨§
§§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨ ¨                  ¨                   ¨ §§§¨¨§¨§§§
¨¨§§§¨§§¨¨ ¨       ¨       ¨       ¨      ¨       ¨ ¨¨¨§¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§§¨§¨ :    :     :    :     :    :     :     : ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨§§¨§¨§§§ »   »   »   »   »   »   »   »  »   »   » §¨¨§¨¨§¨§§
§¨§¨§§§§¨¨ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ¨§¨§§¨§§§¨
§§§§§¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§§¨§§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§ 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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