,,~;§%%%## ##%%%§;~,,
,,~;§%@### ###@%§;~,,
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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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