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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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#@¶§*%\=:, ,:=\%*§¶@#
@§%%=,,,,, 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. ,:=\%*§¶@#
#@¶§*%\=:, ,:=\%*§¶@#
¶**\:,,,,, 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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