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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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#$^~,,¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~%% FAIRIES LIVE HERE. %%~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨,,~^$#
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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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