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,^=*§@@@@# #@@@@§*=^,
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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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