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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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