,,-/$$#### ####$$/-,,
,,,,,,/$## ##$/,,,,,,
,,-///$$#@ @#$$///-,,
,,-/$$##@# #@##$$/-,,
,,,,--$### ###$--,,,,
,,-/$$##@# , , , #@##$$/-,,
,,-/$$##@# , , , , , , #@##$$/-,,
,,,,,,-/$# , , , , , , , , #$/-,,,,,,
,,-/$$##@# - - - - - - - - - - - #@##$$/-,,
,,,,,/$$## //////////////////////////////////////// ##$$/,,,,,
,,,,-/$$#@ @#$$/-,,,,
,,-/$##@## JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ##@##$/-,,
,,,,,,-$## THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ##$-,,,,,,
,,-/$$#@## AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ##@#$$/-,,
,,-/$$##@# LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE #@##$$/-,,
,,,,,-$##@ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE @##$-,,,,,
,,-/$$###@ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK @###$$/-,,
,,-//$$$$# WATER. #$$$$//-,,
,,-//$$$## ##$$$//-,,
,,-/$$##@@ ----$$$$$$$$---- @@##$$/-,,
,,,,//$$$# --$$ $$-- #$$$//,,,,
,,-///$$## -----$$ 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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