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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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