,-«^^%&@## ##@&%^^«-,
,,--«^^^%@ @%^^^«--,,
,-«^^^^^%@ @%^^^^^«-,
,,,,-«^%%@ @%%^«-,,,,
,,,,,-^^^& &^^^-,,,,,
,-«^^^^^&@ , , , @&^^^^^«-,
,-«^^%&@## , , , , , , ##@&%^^«-,
,-«^^%&@## - - - - - - - - ##@&%^^«-,
,-«^^%&@## « « « « « « « « « « « ##@&%^^«-,
,,-««^^%&# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #&%^^««-,,
,,,,,-^^&@ @&^^-,,,,,
,-«^^%&@## 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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,,-««^^^&# #&^^^««-,,