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,,,,,§§§§, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,,,,§§,,§§
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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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,,,§§,,§§, 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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§§§§§§§§§§ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ §§§§§§§§§§
§§§§§§§§§§ -   -  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - §§§§§§§§§§
§§§§§§§§§§ ~    ~     ~     ~     ~    ~     ~    ~ §§§§§§§§§§
§§§§§§§§§§ ,       ,      ,       ,       ,       , §§§§§§§§§§
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