,:~\***&&# #&&***\~:,
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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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