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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 ##@@*^†«,.
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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 ##@@*^†«,.
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.,«†^*@@## 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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