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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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