,~«*%@§@## ##@§@%*«~,
,,~«*%@§@# #@§@%*«~,,
,,,~«*%@§@ @§@%*«~,,,
,,,,~«*%@§ §@%*«~,,,,
,,,,,~«*%@ @%*«~,,,,,
,,,,,,~«*% , , , %*«~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«* , , , , , , *«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~«*% ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ %*«~,,,,,,
,,,,,~«*%@ « « « « « « « « « « « @%*«~,,,,,
,,,,~«*%@§ **************************************** §@%*«~,,,,
,,,~«*%@§@ @§@%*«~,,,
,,~«*%@§@# 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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,,,,,~«*%@ , , , , , , @%*«~,,,,,
,,,,~«*%@§ , , , §@%*«~,,,,
,,,~«*%@§@ @§@%*«~,,,
,,~«*%@§@# #@§@%*«~,,
,~«*%@§@## ##@§@%*«~,
,,~«*%@§@# #@§@%*«~,,
,,,~«*%@§@ @§@%*«~,,,