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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. #@#¤¤==»-,
,-»==¤¤#@@ @@#¤¤==»-,
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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. ¤¤==»,,,,,
,,,,,,-==¤ ¤==-,,,,,,
,-»==¤¤#@@ 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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