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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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