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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.   **=====  &&&,,,,&&&
&&,&&&,,&&         ==**                **==         ,,&,,,&,,,
,&&,,&,&,&             ====********====             ,&&,,&&,,&
&,&,&&&&&&                                          &,&,&,&,&&
&&&&,,,,,, 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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