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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.                  &,&&&&&&,&
,,&&,,&&&,                                          &&&,,,,,&&
&,&,&,&,,&             ================             ,,,&,,,,&,
&&&&&&&&,&         ====                ====         &,,&&,,,&&
,,,,,,,,&&  =======   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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