,^~/%%%%%# #%%%%%/~^,
,,,,^~%%@# #@%%~^,,,,
,^~/%%#### ####%%/~^,
,,,,,^~%%# #%%~^,,,,,
,,,,,^/%%@ @%%/^,,,,,
,^~/%%#@## , , , ##@#%%/~^,
,^~/%%#@## , , , , , , ##@#%%/~^,
,^~/%%#@## ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ##@#%%/~^,
,^~/%%#@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@#%%/~^,
,^~/%%#@## //////////////////////////////////////// ##@#%%/~^,
,^~/%%###@ @###%%/~^,
,,,,^//%@# 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. #@##%%/~^,
,^~/%%#@## ##@#%%/~^,
,,,^/%%%%# ~~~~%%%%%%%%~~~~ #%%%%/^,,,
,^~/%%#### ~~%% %%~~ ####%%/~^,
,^~/%%#### ~~~~~%% FAIRIES LIVE HERE. %%~~~~~ ####%%/~^,
,^~/%%#@## ~~%% %%~~ ##@#%%/~^,
,,^^~~%%## ~~~~%%%%%%%%~~~~ ##%%~~^^,,
,,,,^~%### ###%~^,,,,
,^~/%%#### 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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