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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 ,,,:«=†*§¶
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«:,,,,,,,, «««««†† FAIRIES LIVE HERE. ††««««« ,,,,,,,,:«
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,,,,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,:«=†*§
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#¶§*†=«:,, 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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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