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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 ,,,«/%%&@#
#@$%/«,,,, SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ,,,,«/%$@#
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&&$%%%/«,, WATER. ,,«/%%%$&&
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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. ,,,,/%%&&@
#@&$/,,,,, ,,,,,/$&@#
@$/«,,,,,, THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT ,,,,,,«/$@
###@&%/«,, 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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