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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. ,,,,@@,,,,
@,@,,,,@@,                                          @,,,@,@,,,
@@@@,,,@,@ 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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