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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. ,,~*%§¤#@#
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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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#@#¤§%*~,, **************************************** ,,~*%§¤#@#
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