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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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