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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. $$===== ^=^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^=^$ ==$$ $$== $^=^,,,,,,
,,,,,^=^$% ====$$$$$$$$==== %$^=^,,,,,
,,,,^=^$%& &%$^=^,,,,
,,,^=^$%&@ 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 $^=^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^=^ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ^=^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^= DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES =^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^= =^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^=^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^=^,,,,,,,
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,,,^=^$%&@ @&%$^=^,,,
,,,,^=^$%& &%$^=^,,,,