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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 $=*«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«*= SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE =*«^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«* DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK *«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^« WATER. «^,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,^« ««««========«««« «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«* ««== ==«« *«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«*= «««««== FAIRIES LIVE HERE. ==««««« =*«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«*=$ ««== ==«« $=*«^,,,,,
,,,,^«*=$@ ««««========«««« @$=*«^,,,,
,,,^«*=$@@ @@$=*«^,,,
,,^«*=$@@# 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. @$=*«^,,,,
,,,,,^«*=$ $=*«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«*= THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT =*«^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«* CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO *«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^« FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^« DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. «^,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,^«*= **************************************** =*«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«*=$ « « « « « « « « « « « $=*«^,,,,,
,,,,^«*=$@ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ @$=*«^,,,,
,,,^«*=$@@ , , , , , , @@$=*«^,,,
,,^«*=$@@# , , , #@@$=*«^,,
,^«*=$@@## ##@@$=*«^,
,,^«*=$@@# #@@$=*«^,,
,,,^«*=$@@ @@$=*«^,,,
,,,,^«*=$@ @$=*«^,,,,
,,,,,^«*=$ $=*«^,,,,,