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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.   **~~~~~  &,&,&,,,&&
&,&&&,&&&&         ~~**                **~~         &&&&&,,&,&
&&,,&&,,,,             ~~~~********~~~~             ,,,,&,&&&,
,&,&,&,,,&                                          ,,,&&&,,&&
&&&&&&,,&, 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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,&&,&&,&,& //////////////////////////////////////// ,&,&,&&&,,
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