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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.   %%~~~~~  ,&,&,,,,&,
&&,&,,,&&,         ~~%%                %%~~         &&&&,,,&&,
,&&&,,&,&&             ~~~~%%%%%%%%~~~~             ,,,&,,&,&&
&,,&,&&&,&                                          ,,&&,&&&,&
&,&&&,,&&& 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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