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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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,,,«=§&§## ««««§§§§§§§§«««« ##§&§=«,,,
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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. §&§=«,,,,,
,,,,«=§&§# #§&§=«,,,,
,,,«=§&§## 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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