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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.                  @,,,@,,@,@
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@@,@@@@,@@             ««««††††††††««««             @,@,@@,,@,
,@@,,,@@,,         ««††                ††««         @@@@,@,@@@
@,@,,@,@,@  «««««††   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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