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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. %%~~~~~ ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. %†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~†%¤ ¤%†~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~†%¤¶ 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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