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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. ,,~~:^%&&#
###&%^:~~, ,~~:^%&###
###&%^:~~, 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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