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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 ,,~:$$%&@#
###@&%:~,, HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ,,~:%&@###
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#&&%%$:~,, THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ,,~:$%%&&#
##@&%$:~,, PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ,,~:$%&@##
@@&%$$:~,, 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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