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&,&,,,,&,, ,                   ,                  , &,,,,,,&,&
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,,&,,&,&&, ~     ~     ~     ~    ~    ~    ~     ~ &,,,,&,,&&
,&&,&&&,&& ~   ~   ~   ~  ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~ &,,,&&,&,&
&,&&,,&&,& ======================================== &,,&,&&&&&
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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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,,&,,,&&,& ======================================== ,&,&&&,,&&
,&&,,&,&&, ~   ~  ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~ &&&,,&,&,&
&,&,&&&,&& ~    ~     ~     ~     ~    ~     ~    ~ ,,&,&&&&&&
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