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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. ^^~~~~~ \~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~\^ ~~^^ ^^~~ ^\~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~\^§ ~~~~^^^^^^^^~~~~ §^\~,,,,,,
,,,,,~\^§@ @§^\~,,,,,
,,,,~\^§@@ 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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