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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. ,,,,:~/^##
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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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