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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. #*†^-~....
.....~-^†* *†^-~.....
......~-^† ----††††††††---- †^-~......
.....~-^†* --†† ††-- *†^-~.....
....~-^†*# -----†† 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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