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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 ###@§†*»^,
,^»*†$$$§@ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE @§$$$†*»^,
,^»*†$§@## SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ##@§$†*»^,
,^»*†$@### DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ###@$†*»^,
,^»*†$$§§@ WATER. @§§$$†*»^,
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,^»*†$§@## »»»»††††††††»»»» ##@§$†*»^,
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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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,^»*†$§@## **************************************** ##@§$†*»^,
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