,:»\*&#@@# #@@#&*\»:,
,:»\*&#@@# #@@#&*\»:,
,,,:»*&##@ @##&*»:,,,
,:»\*&#### ####&*\»:,
,:»\*&&&&# #&&&&*\»:,
,:»\***##@ , , , @##***\»:,
,:»\*&#@@@ , , , , , , @@@#&*\»:,
,,,,,,:\&@ : : : : : : : : @&\:,,,,,,
,:»\*&#@@@ » » » » » » » » » » » @@@#&*\»:,
,,,,»***#@ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ @#***»,,,,
,:»\*&#@@# #@@#&*\»:,
,,,»»\*&## 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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,:»*&#@@## ##@@#&*»:,
,:»\*&#@@@ @@@#&*\»:,
,:»\*&#@@# #@@#&*\»:,