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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.                  @@@@@,@,,,
@@,,@@,,,@                                          @,,,,@@@,,
@,@,@,@,,@             ----^^^^^^^^----             ,@,,,@,,@,
@@@@@@@@,@         --^^                ^^--         ,@@,,@@,@@
,,,,,,,,@@  -----^^   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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