,,,,,:»**§ §**»:,,,,,
,:»^*§§#@# #@#§§*^»:,
,:»»^**§§# #§§**^»»:,
,,,::»**§§ §§**»::,,,
,:»^*§§### ###§§*^»:,
,:»^*§§@## , , , ##@§§*^»:,
,:»^*§§#@# , , , , , , #@#§§*^»:,
,:»^*§#@## : : : : : : : : ##@#§*^»:,
,:»^*§§#@@ » » » » » » » » » » » @@#§§*^»:,
,:»^*§§§#@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @#§§§*^»:,
,:»*§§#@## ##@#§§*»:,
,:»^*§§§§§ 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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,:»^*§§#@# #@#§§*^»:,
,,,,,»^§#@ @#§^»,,,,,
,:»^*§§#@@ @@#§§*^»:,