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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.   %%-----  &&,,,,,,,,
,&,,,,,,,,         --%%                %%--         ,,,&&&&&&,
,,,&&&&&&&             ----%%%%%%%%----             &&,,&&&&,,
&&,,&&&&&&                                          &,,,,&&,,&
&,,,,&&&&, 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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&&,,,,&&&& :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,&,,,,,,,,
,,,&&,,&&& -   -   -   -   -  -   -   -   -   -   - ,,,&&&&&&,
&&,,,,,,&& ~     ~     ~     ~    ~    ~     ~    ~ ,&,,&&&&,,
,,,&&&&,,, ,       ,       ,      ,       ,       , ,,,,,&&,,,
&&,,&&,,&& ,                  ,                   , &&&&,,,,&&
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