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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.   **~~~~~  ,&&&,,,,,,
,,,,,&&&&&         ~~**                **~~         ,&,,&,,,,,
,,,,,&,,,,             ~~~~********~~~~             &&&,&&,,,,
,,,,,&&,,,                                          &,,&&,&,,,
,,,,,&,&,, 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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