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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. ####@*=~^¨
¨^~=*@@@@@ @@@@@*=~^¨
¨^~=*@@### 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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¨^~=*@@### ======================================== ###@@*=~^¨
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