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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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#¤¤§=:-,,, 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. ,,-:=§¤@##
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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 ,,-:=§¤###
@§:-,,,,,, 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. ,,-:=§¤@##
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##@¤§=:-,, 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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