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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.   **~~~~~  §,,§,§§,§,
§,,§,§,§,§         ~~**                **~~         §,§§,,§,§,
§,§§,§,§,,             ~~~~********~~~~             §,,§,§§,§,
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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.        §,,§,§§,§,
§,,§,§,§,§                                          §,§§,,§,§,
§,§§,§,§,, 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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