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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 ,,,-~**£§¶
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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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*~-,,,,,,, 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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