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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. **===== §*^^~~,,,,
,~=^**§¶@# ==** **== #@¶§**^=~,
,~=^**§¶@# ====********==== #@¶§**^=~,
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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. §§****^=~,
,,,,===**§ §**===,,,,
,~=^*§¶@## 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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