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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.   ^^~~~~~  &,,&&&,,,,
,&&,,&&,,&         ~~^^                ^^~~         &,&,,&,,,&
&,&,&,&,&&             ~~~~^^^^^^^^~~~~             &&&,&&,,&&
&&&&&&&&,&                                          ,,&&,&,&,,
,,,,,,,&&, 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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&&&,&&,,&& †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† ,,,,&&,,,&
,,&&,&,&,& ~   ~   ~  ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~ ,,,&,&,,&,
,&,&&&&&&, -    -     -     -     -    -     -    - ,,&&&&,&&,
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