,~-:$§¤¶@# #@¶¤§$:-~,
,~-:$§¤¶@# #@¶¤§$:-~,
,~-:$§¤¶## ##¶¤§$:-~,
,~-:$§¤¶@@ @@¶¤§$:-~,
,~-:$§¤¶@# #@¶¤§$:-~,
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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 ¶§::--~~~,
,~-:$§¤¶¶¶ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ¶¶¶¤§$:-~,
,~-:$§¤@## DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ##@¤§$:-~,
,~-:$§¤¶@@ WATER. @@¶¤§$:-~,
,,,,-$$$$¤ ¤$$$$-,,,,
,~-:$§¤¶@# ----$$$$$$$$---- #@¶¤§$:-~,
,~-:$§¤¶¶¶ --$$ $$-- ¶¶¶¤§$:-~,
,,,,,-:$¤¶ -----$$ 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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