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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. **~~~~~ @&***~~~:,
,,,,,,~*§@ ~~** **~~ @§*~,,,,,,
,,,,::*§@@ ~~~~********~~~~ @@§*::,,,,
,:~:*&§@## ##@§&*:~:,
,:~:***&&§ 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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