,,,,,:==†@ @†==:,,,,,
,,,,:==†@& &@†==:,,,,
,,,:==†@&@ @&@†==:,,,
,,:==†@&@# #@&@†==:,,
,:==†@&@## ##@&@†==:,
,,:==†@&@# , , , #@&@†==:,,
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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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