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#@§$$*~,,, **************************************** ,,,~*$$§@#
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#@§$$*~,,, JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ,,,~*$$§@#
##@§$$*~,, THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ,,~*$$§@##
#@§$$*~,,, AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ,,,~*$$§@#
##@§$$*~,, LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ,,~*$$§@##
#@§$$*~,,, SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ,,,~*$$§@#
##@§$$*~,, DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ,,~*$$§@##
#@§$$*~,,, WATER. ,,,~*$$§@#
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#@§$$*~,,, ~~~~~$$ FAIRIES LIVE HERE. $$~~~~~ ,,,~*$$§@#
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#@§$$*~,,, THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ,,,~*$$§@#
##@§$$*~,, URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ,,~*$$§@##
#@§$$*~,,, LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ,,,~*$$§@#
##@§$$*~,, TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ,,~*$$§@##
#@§$$*~,,, THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ,,,~*$$§@#
##@§$$*~,, WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ,,~*$$§@##
#@§$$*~,,, THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ,,,~*$$§@#
##@§$$*~,, SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ,,~*$$§@##
#@§$$*~,,, HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ,,,~*$$§@#
##@§$$*~,, ,,~*$$§@##
#@§$$*~,,, THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ,,,~*$$§@#
##@§$$*~,, PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ,,~*$$§@##
#@§$$*~,,, ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ,,,~*$$§@#
##@§$$*~,, DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ,,~*$$§@##
#@§$$*~,,, SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ,,,~*$$§@#
##@§$$*~,, DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ,,~*$$§@##
#@§$$*~,,, DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ,,,~*$$§@#
##@§$$*~,, BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ,,~*$$§@##
#@§$$*~,,, BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ,,,~*$$§@#
##@§$$*~,, THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ,,~*$$§@##
#@§$$*~,,, IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ,,,~*$$§@#
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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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