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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. &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& 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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