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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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