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,@,,,,,@,, ======================================== @,,@,,,,,,
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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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