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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 ,,,#,,,#,#
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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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