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¨,-==%#@## ##@#%==-,¨
¨¨,-==%#@# ¨ ¨ ¨ #@#%==-,¨¨
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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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¨,-==%#@## ##@#%==-,¨
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