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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. #@##@%:-,¨
¨,-:%@#### ####@%:-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-%# 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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