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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. &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& 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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