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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 ¨¨¨¨¨^«:%@
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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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