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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.   ††~~~~~  ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,         ~~††                ††~~         ,,,,,,,,,,
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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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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,,,,^~=†¤§ ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~  ~   ~ §¤†=~^,,,,
,,,^~=†¤§# ^     ^     ^    ^     ^    ^    ^     ^ #§¤†=~^,,,
,,^~=†¤§## ,       ,       ,       ,       ,      , ##§¤†=~^,,
,^~=†¤§### ,                   ,                  , ###§¤†=~^,
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