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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.                  ,&,,,,&,,,
,,,,,,,&,,                                          &&&,,,&&,,
,,,,,,,&&,             ----§§§§§§§§----             &,,&,,&,&,
,,,,,,,&,&         --§§                §§--         ,&,&&,&&&&
&,,,,,,&&&  -----§§   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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&,,,&&&,&& //////////////////////////////////////// &,&&&&,,,&
,&,,&,,&&, -   -   -   -   -   -  -   -   -   -   - ,&&,,,&,,&
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