,:~†§%@¶## ##¶@%§†~:,
,,:~†§%@¶# #¶@%§†~:,,
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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. #¶@%§†~:,,
,:~†§%@¶## ##¶@%§†~:,
,,:~†§%@¶# ~~~~§§§§§§§§~~~~ #¶@%§†~:,,
,:~†§%@¶## ~~§§ §§~~ ##¶@%§†~:,
,,:~†§%@¶# ~~~~~§§ 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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