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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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