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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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@,,,@,@,@@                                          @@@@@,@@@,
@@,,@@@@@, 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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