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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. §§~~~~~ ###@§§/~^,
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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. ###@§§/~^,
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,^~/§§@### 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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