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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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