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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 #*;.......
..~;;;;$$# WATER. #$$;;;;~..
..~;*$#### ####$*;~..
..~;*$#@## ~~~~********~~~~ ##@#$*;~..
.....~;$$# ~~** **~~ #$$;~.....
..~;*$#@## ~~~~~** FAIRIES LIVE HERE. **~~~~~ ##@#$*;~..
....~;;$## ~~** **~~ ##$;;~....
..~;;;$### ~~~~********~~~~ ###$;;;~..
..~;*$#### ####$*;~..
..~;*$#@## THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ##@#$*;~..
..~;*$#@## URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ##@#$*;~..
..~;*$#### LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ####$*;~..
..~;*$#@## TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ##@#$*;~..
....;;;*#@ 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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