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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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