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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 ,,,,,&,,,&
&,,,,&,,,, 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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