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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.                  ,,,&&&&,,,
&&&&&,,&&,                                          &&,,&&,,&&
&&&&,,,,,,             »»»»========»»»»             &,,,,,,,,&
&&&,,&&&&,         »»==                ==»»         ,,&&&&&&,,
,&,,,,&&,,  »»»»»==   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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,,,&&,,,,& **************************************** &,,&&,,&&,
&&,,,,&&,, »   »   »  »   »   »   »   »   »   »   » ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,&&,,,,, -    -     -     -    -     -    -     - &&&&&&&&&,
&&,,,,&&&& ,       ,       ,       ,      ,       , &&&&&&&&,,
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