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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 ,,,,&&&,,,
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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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