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,,,^-=§§§# #§§§=-^,,,
,,,,,-==§# #§==-,,,,,
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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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,,,,,^-=*¤ ¤*=-^,,,,,
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,,,,^=§§§¤ ¤§§§=^,,,,