,,,,,,-%%¤ ¤%%-,,,,,,
,:-:%*¤@## ##@¤*%:-:,
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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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