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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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###@#*=«,, 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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