,,-*=$¤### ###¤$=*-,,
,,-*=$$$¤# #¤$$$=*-,,
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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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