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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. %%~~~~~ #@#@*%†~-¨
¨¨-~†%*@#@ ~~%% %%~~ @#@*%†~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~†%*@# ~~~~%%%%%%%%~~~~ #@*%†~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~†%*@ @*%†~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~†%* 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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