,,~»/%&¤@# #@¤&%/»~,,
,,,~»/%&¤@ @¤&%/»~,,,
,,,,~»/%&¤ ¤&%/»~,,,,
,,,,,~»/%& &%/»~,,,,,
,,,,,,~»/% %/»~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~»/ , , , /»~,,,,,,,
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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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