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.--=$$#¶## ##¶#$$=--.
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.--=$$#@## THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ##@#$$=--.
...--$$$#¶ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ¶#$$$--...
.--=$$#¶@# LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE #@¶#$$=--.
......-=$# SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE #$=-......
.--=$$#¶@# DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK #@¶#$$=--.
...-===$$# WATER. #$$===-...
.--=$$#¶@# #@¶#$$=--.
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.....--$#¶ -----$$ FAIRIES LIVE HERE. $$----- ¶#$--.....
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.--=$$#¶## ##¶#$$=--.
.--=$$#¶@# THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, #@¶#$$=--.
.--=$$#¶## URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ##¶#$$=--.
.--=$$#¶@# LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT #@¶#$$=--.
.--=$$$$$¶ TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ¶$$$$$=--.
.----=$$## 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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