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@#$$$^^~-¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨-~^^$$$#@
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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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