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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. ,,,,^~;§%§
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#@§%§;~^,, 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. ,,,,^~;§%§
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#@§%§;~^,, 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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