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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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