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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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#@@&*†*»^. »»»»††††††††»»»» .^»*†*&@@#
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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. .^»*†*&@@#
@@&&*†*»^. .^»*†*&&@@
##@&*†*»^. 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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