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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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@##¤@%;~,, ~~~~~%% 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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