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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. ^^««««« ###¤§^\«,,
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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. ##§\,,,,,,
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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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