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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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