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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. &,,,&,,,&&
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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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