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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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@@@§$^~:,, ~~~~~$$ FAIRIES LIVE HERE. $$~~~~~ ,,:~^$§@@@
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@§$^~:,,,, ~~~~$$$$$$$$~~~~ ,,,,:~^$§@
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@@@§$^~:,, 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 ,,,:~^$§@@
@§$^~:,,,, 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. ,,:~^$§@@@
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@§$^~:,,,, 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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