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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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