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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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,&&,,&,,,, ««««††††††††«««« &&&&,,&&&,
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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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