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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.   %%=====  ,&,&,,,&&&
,,&&&&,&,&         ==%%                %%==         &&&&&,,&,,
,,&,,,&&&&             ====%%%%%%%%====             ,,,,,&,&&,
,,&&,,&,,,                                          ,,,,,&&&,&
&,&,&,&&,, 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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