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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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,,,,=%%¤#@ @#¤%%=,,,,