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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. ,,~^%%%¤¤@
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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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#¤¤%^~,,,, 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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