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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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