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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 &^;--,,,,,
,,,,--^$¶¶ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ¶¶$^--,,,,
,,,----;$¶ WATER. ¶$;----,,,
,--;^$&¶## ##¶&$^;--,
,--;^$&¶## ----^^^^^^^^---- ##¶&$^;--,
,,,,,--;$& --^^ ^^-- &$;--,,,,,
,--;^$&¶## -----^^ FAIRIES LIVE HERE. ^^----- ##¶&$^;--,
,--;^$&&&& --^^ ^^-- &&&&$^;--,
,--;^$&¶## ----^^^^^^^^---- ##¶&$^;--,
,,,,,,-;$& &$;-,,,,,,
,--;^$$&¶¶ THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ¶¶&$$^;--,
,-----;$¶¶ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ¶¶$;-----,
,,,,---^$& LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT &$^---,,,,
,--;^$&¶## TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ##¶&$^;--,
,,,,,--;^& 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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