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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.                  @,@@,@,@,,
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,,,,,,@,@@             ««««========««««             ,,,@@,,,,@
@,,,,,@@@,         ««==                ==««         @,,@,@,,,@
,@,,,,@,,@  «««««==   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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