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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. ¤¤%%%==-:,
,,,,,:-%£¤ ¤£%-:,,,,,
,:-=%£¤@@# 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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