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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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