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,,,,,,,,~^ ,       ,       ,       ,      ,       , ^~,,,,,,,,
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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.         #§†^~,,,,,
,,,,~^†§#£                                          £#§†^~,,,,
,,,~^†§#£# 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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