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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. ,,~==%####
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##¶#%==~,, 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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