,,,,^-*$#¶ ¶#$*-^,,,,
,,,,,^-*$# #$*-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-*$ $*-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-*$# #$*-^,,,,,
,,,,^-*$#¶ ¶#$*-^,,,,
,,,^-*$#¶# , , , #¶#$*-^,,,
,,^-*$#¶## , , , , , , ##¶#$*-^,,
,^-*$#¶### ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ###¶#$*-^,
,,^-*$#¶## - - - - - - - - - - - ##¶#$*-^,,
,,,^-*$#¶# **************************************** #¶#$*-^,,,
,,,,^-*$#¶ ¶#$*-^,,,,
,,,,,^-*$# 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. #$*-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-*$ $*-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-*$# **************************************** #$*-^,,,,,
,,,,^-*$#¶ - - - - - - - - - - - ¶#$*-^,,,,
,,,^-*$#¶# ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ #¶#$*-^,,,
,,^-*$#¶## , , , , , , ##¶#$*-^,,
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,,,^-*$#¶# #¶#$*-^,,,
,,,,^-*$#¶ ¶#$*-^,,,,
,,,,,^-*$# #$*-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-*$ $*-^,,,,,,