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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. **««««« &&&&&,,,,,
&&&&,,,&&, ««** **«« &&&&,,&&&&
&&&,,&,,,, ««««********«««« &&&,,,,&&&
&&,,,,,&&& &&,,&&,,&&
&,,&&&,,&& 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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