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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.         ,@@,@,@,@,
,@,@,@,,@,                                          ,@,@@@@@@@
@@@@@@@,@@ 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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@@,,@,,@,@ **************************************** @@,,,@@@,@
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