,^~/%%%%%#                                          #%%%%%/~^,
,,,,^~%%@#                                          #@%%~^,,,,
,^~/%%####                                          ####%%/~^,
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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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