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&&&,,,,&&& ,                  ,                   , &&,,,,&&,,
,&,,&&,,&& ,       ,       ,       ,       ,      , ,,,&&,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,& ^    ^     ^    ^    ^     ^     ^     ^ &&,,,,&&&&
,&&&&&&&,, =   =   =   =   =  =   =   =   =   =   = ,,,&&,,&&,
,,&&&&&,,, **************************************** &&,,,,,,,,
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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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