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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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