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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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