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,.«^§§§¤¤@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @¤¤§§§^«.,
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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. @¤§§^^.,,,
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,.«^§@¤@## ««««§§§§§§§§«««« ##@¤@§^«.,
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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. #@@¤@§^«.,
,.«^§@¤@@# #@@¤@§^«.,
,.«^§@¤@@# 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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