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#@@¤$**»-, **************************************** ,-»**$¤@@#
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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 ,,,-»****¤
¤¤¤¤$**»-, SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ,-»**$¤¤¤¤
@¤$$***»-, HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ,-»***$$¤@
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#@@¤$**»-, THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ,-»**$¤@@#
@$**»»-,,, PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ,,,-»»**$@
#@@¤$**»-, ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ,-»**$¤@@#
##@@¤$**»- DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE -»**$¤@@##
¤**»-,,,,, 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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¤$$$$**»-, **************************************** ,-»**$$$$¤
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