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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. ,,,,,,,,~«
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«~,,,,,,,, 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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