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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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¨,=†*§@### =====** FAIRIES LIVE HERE. **===== ###@§*†=,¨
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¨,=†*§§@## ====********==== ##@§§*†=,¨
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¨,=†*§§@## 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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