,~«†*¤#@## ##@#¤*†«~,
,,,,,~«%*# #*%«~,,,,,
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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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