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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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,&&,&,,&,& ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; &,&&,,,,&,
&,&&&,&&&, «   «   «   «   «   «  «   «   «   «   « &&,&,,,&&,
&&,,&&,,&& ^     ^     ^    ^     ^    ^     ^    ^ ,&&&,,&,&&
,&,&,&,&,, ,       ,       ,       ,       ,      , &,,&,&&&,,
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