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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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