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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 ,,:~:§¤@@#
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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 ,,:~:§¤@@#
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#@@¤§:~:,, 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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