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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. ##@§§$^«^,
,^«^$§§§@# #@§§§$^«^,
,^«^$§§@## 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. ##@§§$^«^,
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,^«^$§§@## 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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