,-«^%&@¶@@ @@¶@&%^«-,
,-«^%&@¶@# #@¶@&%^«-,
,,,«^%&@@@ @@@&%^«,,,
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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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