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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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,~»////$&¶ »»»»»== FAIRIES LIVE HERE. ==»»»»» ¶&$////»~,
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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. ¶¶&=»,,,,,
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,,,~~»/$$& THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO &$$/»~~,,,
,,~»»//$&# PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE #&$//»»~,,
,~»/=$&¶¶¶ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¶¶¶&$=/»~,
,~»/=$&¶## DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ##¶&$=/»~,
,~»/=$&### SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ###&$=/»~,
,,,,,»/=&# 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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