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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. #@#@$$/«:,
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,,,,:/$@@@ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH @@@$/:,,,,
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,:«/$$@#@# TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT #@#@$$/«:,
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,:«/$$@#@# 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 ##@#$$/«:,
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,:«/$$@#@# 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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