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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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