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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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