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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 ,,,,,«†&&#
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@&%;««,,,, 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. ,,,,;;††%#
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&†;,,,,,,, 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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