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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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