,,,,~»\%§§ §§%\»~,,,,
,,,~»\%§§@ @§§%\»~,,,
,,~»\%§§@@ @@§§%\»~,,
,~»\%§§@@# #@@§§%\»~,
,,~»\%§§@@ @@§§%\»~,,
,,,~»\%§§@ , , , @§§%\»~,,,
,,,,~»\%§§ , , , , , , §§%\»~,,,,
,,,,,~»\%§ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ §%\»~,,,,,
,,,,,,~»\% » » » » » » » » » » » %\»~,,,,,,
,,,,,~»\%§ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ §%\»~,,,,,
,,,,~»\%§§ §§%\»~,,,,
,,,~»\%§§@ 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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,,~»\%§§@@ @@§§%\»~,,