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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. &,,&,,,,&,
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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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