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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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§,§§,§,,§, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ §,§,§,§,§,
§,,§,§,§§, ~   ~   ~  ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~ §,§,§,§,§,
§,§§,§,,§, ,     ,    ,     ,    ,     ,    ,     , §,§,§,§,§,
§,,§,§,§§, ,       ,       ,      ,       ,       , §,§,§,§,§,
§,§§,§,,§, ,                  ,                   , §,§,§,§,§,
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