,,=;=*&@@# #@@&*=;=,,
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,,,,,,;=*& &*=;,,,,,,
,,=;=*&@@# #@@&*=;=,,
,,=;=*&&&@ @&&&*=;=,,
,,=;=*&&&@ , , , @&&&*=;=,,
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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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,,=;=***&& &&***=;=,,
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