&&&,&,,&,&                                          &,,,,&,&&&
,,&&&,&&&&                                          &,,,&&&,,,
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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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