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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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