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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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