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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 ,,,,&,,,&&
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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 &,&,&,&&&,
&&&,&,,,&& DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. &&&&&&,,&&
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