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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 ¨--†§&&&@#
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#@&&&§†--¨ 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 ¨--†§&¤@##
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##@¤&§†--¨ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ¨--†§&¤@##
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#¤¤&†-¨¨¨¨ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ¨¨¨¨-†&¤¤#
@&§-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¨¨¨¨¨¨-§&@
#¤&§----¨¨ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¨¨----§&¤#
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¤&&&§§†--¨ 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 ¨--†§&¤¤@#
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