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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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