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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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