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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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¨,-;;;§§&& ----§§§§§§§§---- &&§§;;;-,¨
¨,-;§&&#@@ @@#&&§;-,¨
¨,-;;§§§&@ 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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