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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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