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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 ,,,,&,&&,,
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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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