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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. %%~~~~~ §§%~,,,,,,
,-~~~~~^§@ ~~%% %%~~ @§^~~~~~-,
,-~^%§§@## ~~~~%%%%%%%%~~~~ ##@§§%^~-,
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,-~^%§§@## 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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