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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. @§$\«,,,,,
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,,«\§$§@@@ 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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