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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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,.-=^&&¶@# #@¶&&^=-.,
,.-=^&&&¶¶ ¶¶&&&^=-.,