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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.         &,&&&,,&,,
,&,&&&,&&,                                          &&,,&,&&,&
&&&,,&&,&, 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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