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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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@#¤%~,,,,, ~~~~%%%%%%%%~~~~ ,,,,,~%¤#@
#%*~,,,,,, ~~%% %%~~ ,,,,,,~*%#
@#%*,,,,,, ~~~~~%% 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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