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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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#%††--¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨-~†%%%%@@
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#@%%†-¨¨¨¨ 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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