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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 *†~,,,,,,,
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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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