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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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,,,,,,^@@# #@@^,,,,,,