,,»/^@&#@# #@#&@^/»,,
,,,»/^@&#@ @#&@^/»,,,
,,,,»/^@&# #&@^/»,,,,
,,,,,»/^@& &@^/»,,,,,
,,,,,,»/^@ @^/»,,,,,,
,,,,,»/^@& , , , &@^/»,,,,,
,,,,»/^@&# , , , , , , #&@^/»,,,,
,,,»/^@&#@ , , , , , , , , @#&@^/»,,,
,,»/^@&#@# » » » » » » » » » » » #@#&@^/»,,
,,,»/^@&#@ //////////////////////////////////////// @#&@^/»,,,
,,,,»/^@&# #&@^/»,,,,
,,,,,»/^@& 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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,,,,»/^@&# #&@^/»,,,,
,,,,,»/^@& &@^/»,,,,,
,,,,,,»/^@ @^/»,,,,,,
,,,,,»/^@& &@^/»,,,,,
,,,,»/^@&# #&@^/»,,,,