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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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