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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 ,,,,,,,,~^
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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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