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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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