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##$$$**~-, **************************************** ,-~**$$$##
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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 ,,,,,,~$##
#&&***-,,, HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ,,,-***&&#
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##@#&$*~-, 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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