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&,,,&,&&,&                                          &&,,&&,&&&
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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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