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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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