,~~*§¤## ###&¤§*~~,
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,,,,,~§¤&& &&¤§~,,,,,
,~~*§¤## ###&¤§*~~,
,~~*§§§¤ #&¤§§§*~~,
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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. ###&¤§*~~,
,,,,~~~~§& &§~~~~,,,,
,~~*§¤## ~~~~§§§§§§§§~~~~ ###&¤§*~~,
,~~*§¤## ~~§§ §§~~ ###&¤§*~~,
,~~*§¤## ~~~~~§§ 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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