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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. #@#§@=\«,,
,,,,«\\=§§ §§=\\«,,,,
,,««\\\@§# 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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