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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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