&&&,&,&&&&                                          ,&,,&,,&,&
,,&&&&,,,,                                          &&,&&,&&&,
,&,,,&,,,,                                          ,&&,&&,,&,
&&,,&&,,,&                                          &,&&,&,&&,
,&,&,&,,&&                                          &&,&&&&,&&
&&&&&&,&,, ,                   ,                  , ,&&,,,&&,&
,,,,,&&&,& ,      ,       ,       ,       ,       , &,&,,&,&&,
,,,,&,,&&& .    .     .    .    .     .     .     . &&&,&&&,&,
,,,&&,&,,, -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  -   -   - ,,&&,,&&&,
,,&,&&&,,& †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† ,&,&,&,,&,
,&&&,,&,&,                                          &&&&&&,&&,
&,,&,&&&&, 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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