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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. ,:~†*%¤###
###¤%*†~:, ,:~†*%¤###
###¤%*†~:, 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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