&&&&&,,,,&                                          ,,,,&,,,&&
&&&&,,&&,,                                          &&&,,,&,,&
&&&,,,,,,&                                          &&,,&,,,,,
,&,,&&&&,,                                          &,,,,,&&&,
,,,,,&&,,&                                          ,,&&&,,&,,
&&&&,,,,,, ,                   ,                  , ,,,&,,,,,&
&&&,,&&&&& ,       ,       ,      ,       ,       , &&,,,&&&,,
,&,,,,&&&& -     -     -    -     -    -     -    - &,,&,,&,,,
,,,&&,,&&& «   «   «  «   «   «   «   «   «   «   « ,,,,,,,,&&
,&,,,,,,&, **************************************** ,&&&&&&,,,
,,,&&&&,,,                                          ,,&&&&,,&&
,&,,&&,,&& 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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&&&,,,,,,,                                          &,,&&&&,,&
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