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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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