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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. §§~~~~~ ,,~\§¤&@##
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#@¤\,,,,,, ~~~~§§§§§§§§~~~~ ,,,,,,\¤@#
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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. ,,,,,,\§&@
#&¤\\,,,,, ,,,,,\\¤&#
##@&¤§\~,, 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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