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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 ,,,,,«*###
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##@#%*/«~, 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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