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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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