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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 @@^«,,,,,,
,.«\^$@@## THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ##@@$^\«.,
,.«\^$@@@@ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. @@@@$^\«.,
,.«\^$@@## ##@@$^\«.,
,.«\^$@@## THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT ##@@$^\«.,
,,,,,«^@@# 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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