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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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..~;%¤@@@# ~~%% %%~~ #@@@¤%;~..
..~%¤@@@## ~~~~~%% FAIRIES LIVE HERE. %%~~~~~ ##@@@¤%~..
....;%%¤@@ ~~%% %%~~ @@¤%%;....
..~;%¤@@@@ ~~~~%%%%%%%%~~~~ @@@@¤%;~..
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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. @@¤¤;;~...
..~;%¤@@@# #@@@¤%;~..
......~%@@ 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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