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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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