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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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