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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.   %%»»»»»  &&&&&,,,,&
&&&,,&&,,&         »»%%                %%»»         &&&&,,&&,,
,&,,,,,,,,             »»»»%%%%%%%%»»»»             &&&,,,,,,,
,,,&&&&&&&                                          ,&,,&&&&&&
,&,,&&&&&& 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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,,,&&,,&&, :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: &,,&&,,&&,
&&,,,,,,,, »  »   »   »   »   »   »   »   »   »   » ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,&&&&&&& ^     ^    ^     ^     ^     ^    ^    ^ &&&&&&&&&,
&&,,&&&&&& ,       ,       ,       ,       ,      , &&&&&&&&,,
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