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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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