,,,&&&&&,,                                          &,,,,,&,,,
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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.   **«««««  &&,,&&,,&&
,,,,,,,&,,         ««**                **««         ,,,,,,,,,,
&&&&&&,,,,             ««««********««««             &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&,,&&&                                          ,&&&&&&&&&
&&&&,,,,&& 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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