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.,~†§$$$#¶ JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ¶#$$$§†~,.
..,,††$$#¶ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ¶#$$††,,..
.,~†§$#¶@@ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE @@¶#$§†~,.
.,~†§$#¶@# LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE #@¶#$§†~,.
.,~†§$#¶@# SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE #@¶#$§†~,.
.,~†§$#¶@# DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK #@¶#$§†~,.
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...,~§§§$# URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH #$§§§~,...
.,~†§$#¶@# LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT #@¶#$§†~,.
.,~†§$#¶@# TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT #@¶#$§†~,.
......~§$# THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE #$§~......
.,~†§$#¶¶¶ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ¶¶¶#$§†~,.
.,~††††$$¶ THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ¶$$††††~,.
.,~†§$#¶@# SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO #@¶#$§†~,.
......,~§# 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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