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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 ,,,,~~;;§§
##@#§$§~,, DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ,,~§$§#@##
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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 ,,,,,~~§§§
#@#§$§;~,, TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ,,~;§$§#@#
#@#§$§;~,, THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ,,~;§$§#@#
@#§$;,,,,, WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ,,,,,;$§#@
##@§$§;~,, THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ,,~;§$§@##
##$§§;,,,, SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ,,,,;§§$##
@##§$§;~,, HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ,,~;§$§##@
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#@#§$§;~,, THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ,,~;§$§#@#
##@#§$§;~, PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ,~;§$§#@##
@§§;,,,,,, 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. ,,,~;;;§§@
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@@#§$§;~,, THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT ,,~;§$§#@@
§§§§§;;~,, CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ,,~;;§§§§§
#$§~,,,,,, FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ,,,,,,~§$#
###§$§;~,, DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ,,~;§$§###
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