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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 ,,,,,,,~†*
$*†~,,,,,, IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ,,,,,,~†*$
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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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