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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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.....:;%§@ 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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