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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. ,,,@,,,,,@
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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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