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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. .^-/=@####
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###¤@=/-^. 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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