,,«/^*&### ###&*^/«,,
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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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,,,,,,«/*& &*/«,,,,,,
,,«///^&&& &&&^///«,,
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