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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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