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,,~;†§&@@@ ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; @@@&§†;~,,
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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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