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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. ¨,«:†¤####
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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 ¨¨¨,:††¤¤@
###@¤†:«,¨ 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. ¨,«:†¤¤¤##
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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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