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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. &,&&,,&,,,
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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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