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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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.^«/†*#### 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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