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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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..~:%¤&@## ~~~~%%%%%%%%~~~~ ##@&¤%:~..
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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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