&&&&,,&,&&                                          ,,&,,&,&,&
,,,&,&&&,,                                          ,&&,&&&&&,
,,&&&,,&,,                                          &,&&,,,,&,
,&,,&,&&,,                                          &&,&,,,&&,
&&,&&&,&,&                                          ,&&&,,&,&,
,&&,,&&&&& ,                   ,                  , &,,&,&&&&&
&,&,&,,,,& ,      ,       ,       ,       ,       , &,&&&,,,,&
&&&&&,,,&& :     :     :     :    :     :    :    : &&,,&,,,&,
,,,,&,,&,& -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  - ,&,&&,,&&&
,,,&&,&&&& :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: &&&,&,&,,&
,,&,&&,,,&                                          ,,&&&&&,&&
,&&&,&,,&& 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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