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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 .....«/%&&
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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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