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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. **----- §$*\-:,,,,
,,,:-\*$§# --** **-- #§$*\-:,,,
,,:-\*$§## ----********---- ##§$*\-:,,
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,,:-\*$§## 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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