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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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