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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.                  @@,@@,,@@,
@,@,@,@,@,                                          ,@@,@,@,@@
@@@@@@@@@@             ====********====             @,@@@@@@,,
,,,,,,,,,@         ==**                **==         @@,,,,,@,@
,,,,,,,,@,  =====**   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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