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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 ,,,,######
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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 ,,,######,
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,#######,,        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 ,##,,##,,#
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#,,####### SLOANE  TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ,#########
,,,,#####, DEEP.  WHEN THEY  FINALLY FIND  THE PATH ,,########
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,,,,,,#,,, BUSHWORK AND  INTO  THE CLEFT, THEY  ARE ,,,,####,,
#####,,,## BLEEDING  FROM  A  THOUSAND  WOUNDS.  AS ###,,##,,#
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##,,,,#,,# CARRIED OUT; THE  ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ####,,,,,,
,,,##,,,,, FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE  BUSHES ROOTS ###,,####,
##,,,,#### DRINK  THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ##,,,,##,,
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