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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 ,,«==¤&###
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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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