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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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&&&&,,&&&& ======================================== &,&,&&,,,&
,,,,&,&,,, =  =   =   =   =   =   =   =   =   =   = ,&&&&,&,,&
&,,,&&&&,, ^    ^    ^    ^     ^     ^     ^     ^ ,&,,,&&&,&
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