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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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§*^=^,,,,, =====** 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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