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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. ,,«/=¤¤#@#
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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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