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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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#@#§%^*-,, 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. ,,-*^%§#@#
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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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