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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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