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&,,,,,,&&, ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ,,,&&&,&,&
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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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