,.~\†§@### ###@§†\~.,
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,,,.~\†§@# #@§†\~.,,,
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,,.~\†§@## , , , ##@§†\~.,,
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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. ##@§†\~.,,
,.~\†§@### ###@§†\~.,
,,.~\†§@## ~~~~††††††††~~~~ ##@§†\~.,,
,,,.~\†§@# ~~†† ††~~ #@§†\~.,,,
,,,,.~\†§@ ~~~~~†† 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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