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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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