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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. .^~\%*¤#@#
#*\^^^.... ....^^^\*#
#@#¤*%\~^. ~~~~%%%%%%%%~~~~ .^~\%*¤#@#
###¤*%\~^. ~~%% %%~~ .^~\%*¤###
#@#¤*%\~^. ~~~~~%% 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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