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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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####,,####  =====%%   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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