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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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,~»===¤¤¤@ »»»»»== FAIRIES LIVE HERE. ==»»»»» @¤¤¤===»~,
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,~»==¤#@## »»»»========»»»» ##@#¤==»~,
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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. #¤====»~,,
,~»==¤#@## ##@#¤==»~,
,~»==¤#@## 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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