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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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