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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 ,,,,,,,^&@
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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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