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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 @§§$$$:~^.
.^~:$@§¶¶¶ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¶¶¶§@$:~^.
.^~:$@§¶@# DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE #@¶§@$:~^.
.^~:::@@@§ SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT §@@@:::~^.
.^~:$@§¶@# DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH #@¶§@$:~^.
.^~:$@§¶@# DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE #@¶§@$:~^.
.^~:$@§§§@ BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE @§§§@$:~^.
.^~:$@§¶@@ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS @@¶§@$:~^.
.^~:$@§¶@@ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS @@¶§@$:~^.
.^~:$@§¶@@ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. @@¶§@$:~^.
..^^~:@§§§ §§§@:~^^..
....^~$$@§ 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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