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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. ##@#&*†«~,
,~«†*&#@@# #@@#&*†«~,
,,,~~†&&@@ ««««********«««« @@&&†~~,,,
,~«†*&##@# ««** **«« #@##&*†«~,
,~«†*&&&@@ «««««** 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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