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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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