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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. @@¶&&§^-,,
,,-^§&&¶¶¶ ¶¶¶&&§^-,,
,,-^§&&¶@# ----§§§§§§§§---- #@¶&&§^-,,
,,-^§&&¶@@ --§§ §§-- @@¶&&§^-,,
,,,,--§&&¶ -----§§ 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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