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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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