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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. $$----- ¤¤¤$--,,,,
,,,,,,//$¤ --$$ $$-- ¤$//,,,,,,
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,,-/$¤¤¶## ##¶¤¤$/-,,
,,-/$¤¤¶## THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ##¶¤¤$/-,,
,,-/$¤¤¶## URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ##¶¤¤$/-,,
,,,,-$¤¤¶¶ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ¶¶¤¤$-,,,,
,,-/$¤¤¶## TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ##¶¤¤$/-,,
,,,,,-$$¤# THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE #¤$$-,,,,,
,,-/$¤¤¶## WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ##¶¤¤$/-,,
,,-/$¤¤¶## THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ##¶¤¤$/-,,
,,,,,,//¤¤ SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ¤¤//,,,,,,
,,-/$¤¤¤¤¶ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ¶¤¤¤¤$/-,,
,,-/$¤¤¶¶# #¶¶¤¤$/-,,
,,-/$¤¤¶## THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ##¶¤¤$/-,,
,,-/$¤¤¶## PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ##¶¤¤$/-,,
,,-/$¤¤¤¤¶ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¶¤¤¤¤$/-,,
,,-/$¤¤¤¶¶ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¶¶¤¤¤$/-,,
,,-/$¤¤¶## SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ##¶¤¤$/-,,
,,-/$¤¤¶## DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ##¶¤¤$/-,,
,,-/$¤¤¶¶¶ DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ¶¶¶¤¤$/-,,
,,,,,-$¤¶# BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE #¶¤$-,,,,,
,,,,,,-$¤¤ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ¤¤$-,,,,,,
,,,,,,/$¤¶ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ¶¤$/,,,,,,
,,-/$¤¤¶## IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ##¶¤¤$/-,,
,,-/$¤¤¶## ##¶¤¤$/-,,
,,,,,/¤¤¶# THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT #¶¤¤/,,,,,
,,,,,/$$$¤ 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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