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,,,^-::%¤@ @¤%::-^,,,
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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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