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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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