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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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