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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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