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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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