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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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