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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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