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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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