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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. ¨.-^^%&###
###&%^^-.¨ ¨.-^^%&###
###&%^^-.¨ 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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