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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. ###%%»^,,,
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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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