,,,~»*=*#¶ ¶#*=*»~,,,
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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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