&&&&&,,,,,                                          ,&,,,,,&&&
&&&&,,&&&&                                          ,,,&&&,,&&
&&&,,,,&&&                                          &&,,&,,,,&
&&,,&&,,&&                                          &,,,,,&&,,
,,,,,,,,,&                                          ,,&&&,,,,,
&&&&&&&&,, ,                  ,                   , ,,,&,,&&&&
&&&&&&&,,& ,       ,       ,       ,       ,      , &&,,,,,&&&
&&&&&&,,,, .     .     .     .     .    .    .    . &,,&&&,,&&
&&&&&,,&&, -   -   -   -   -   -  -   -   -   -   - ,,,,&,,,,&
&&&&,,,,,, :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,&&,,,&&,,
,&&,,&&&&,                                          ,,,,&,,,,,
,,,,,,&&,, 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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