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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. %%»»»»» $%^»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»^% »»%% %%»» %^»^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»^ »»»»%%%%%%%%»»»» ^»^,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,^ THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^» URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH »^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»^ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ^»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^»^% TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT %^»^,,,,,,
,,,,,^»^%$ 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. ##@¤$%^»^,
,,^»^%$¤@# #@¤$%^»^,,
,,,^»^%$¤@ 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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