,^~=^$§@## ##@§$^=~^,
,,^^~=$§@@ @@§$=~^^,,
,^~=^$$$@# #@$$$^=~^,
,^~=^$§@## ##@§$^=~^,
,^~=^$§### ###§$^=~^,
,,,,^^~^§# , , , #§^~^^,,,,
,^~=^$§@## , , , , , , ##@§$^=~^,
,^~=^$@### ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ###@$^=~^,
,^~=^$§@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@§$^=~^,
,,^^^~=$@# ======================================== #@$=~^^^,,
,,^^=^^$@# #@$^^=^^,,
,^~=^$§@## JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ##@§$^=~^,
,^^^^==$§# THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED #§$==^^^^,
,^~=^$§@## AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ##@§$^=~^,
,,^~==^^$§ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE §$^^==~^,,
,^~=^$§@## SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ##@§$^=~^,
,,,,^=$§@@ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK @@§$=^,,,,
,^~=^$§@## WATER. ##@§$^=~^,
,,,,,,^=$§ §$=^,,,,,,
,^~=^$§§@@ ~~~~^^^^^^^^~~~~ @@§§$^=~^,
,^~=^$§@@# ~~^^ ^^~~ #@@§$^=~^,
,^~=^$$$$§ ~~~~~^^ FAIRIES LIVE HERE. ^^~~~~~ §$$$$^=~^,
,,,,,^==$@ ~~^^ ^^~~ @$==^,,,,,
^~=^$§@### ~~~~^^^^^^^^~~~~ ###@§$^=~^
,^^^==$§§§ §§§$==^^^,
,,^~~=^§§§ THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, §§§^=~~^,,
,^~=^^^$§@ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH @§$^^^=~^,
,^~=^^$$@@ 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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