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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. %%~~~~~ ¨^~;%§@@##
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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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