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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 @&$\\\-~,,
,~-\$&@@## DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ##@@&$\-~,
,~-\$&@@## ##@@&$\-~,
,~-$&@@### \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ###@@&$-~,
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,~-\$&@@@# #@@@&$\-~,
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