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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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,,,&,&&,,& \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ,&&&,,&,,&
&,,&&&,&,& ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~  ~   ~   ~   ~   ~ ,&,,&,&&,&
,&,&,,&&&& ,     ,    ,     ,     ,    ,     ,    , &&&,&&&,&&
&&&&&,&,,, ,       ,      ,       ,       ,       , ,,,&&,,&&,
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