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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. **««««« #@#§§*^«,,
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,,«^*§§#@# ««««********«««« #@#§§*^«,,
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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. §*««,,,,,,
,,«^*§§### ###§§*^«,,
,,«^^*§§§§ 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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