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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.                  ,&,&,&&,&&
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&,,&,,,,&&             ~~~~%%%%%%%%~~~~             ,,,,&&,&&,
&,&&,,,&,&         ~~%%                %%~~         ,,,&,&&,&&
&&,&,,&&&,  ~~~~~%%   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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,&,,,,&&&& ======================================== &&,,,&&,&&
&&,,,&,,,& ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~  ~   ~ ,&,,&,&&,&
,&,,&&,,&, -    -    -     -     -     -     -    - &&,&&&,&&,
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