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##@@@$*=-¨ JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ¨-=*$@@@##
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@@@$=¨¨¨¨¨ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ¨¨¨¨¨=$@@@
##@@@$*=-¨ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ¨-=*$@@@##
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##@@@$*=-¨ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ¨-=*$@@@##
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##@@@$*=-¨ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ¨-=*$@@@##
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##@@@$*=-¨ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ¨-=*$@@@##
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@@@@@$*=-¨ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ¨-=*$@@@@@
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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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