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##@#*%^-^¨ JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ¨^-^%*#@##
##***%^-^¨ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ¨^-^%***##
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##@#*%^-^¨ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¨^-^%*#@##
#@@#*%^-^¨ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ¨^-^%*#@@#
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##@#*%^-^¨ 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 ¨^-^%*###@
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#%-^^¨¨¨¨¨ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ¨¨¨¨¨^^-%#
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#@@#*%^-^¨ THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ¨^-^%*#@@#
#@@#*%^-^¨ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ¨^-^%*#@@#
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#@@#*%^-^¨ 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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