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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.   $$-----  ,,,,,,&&,,
&,,,&&,,&&         --$$                $$--         ,&&&&,,,,&
,,&,,,,,,,             ----$$$$$$$$----             ,,&&,,&&,,
&,,,&&&&&&                                          ,,,,,,,,,&
,,&,,&&&&, 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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&,,,,&&&&, -   -   -   -   -   -  -   -   -   -   - &&&,,,,&&&
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