,,,,^=/^§¤ ¤§^/=^,,,,
,,,,,^=/^§ §^/=^,,,,,
,,,,,,^=/^ ^/=^,,,,,,
,,,,,^=/^§ §^/=^,,,,,
,,,,^=/^§¤ ¤§^/=^,,,,
,,,^=/^§¤# , , , #¤§^/=^,,,
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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. ###¤§^/=^,
,,^=/^§¤## ##¤§^/=^,,
,,,^=/^§¤# ====^^^^^^^^==== #¤§^/=^,,,
,,,,^=/^§¤ ==^^ ^^== ¤§^/=^,,,,
,,,,,^=/^§ =====^^ FAIRIES LIVE HERE. ^^===== §^/=^,,,,,
,,,,,,^=/^ ==^^ ^^== ^/=^,,,,,,
,,,,,^=/^§ ====^^^^^^^^==== §^/=^,,,,,
,,,,^=/^§¤ ¤§^/=^,,,,
,,,^=/^§¤# 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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,,,,,,^=/^ ^/=^,,,,,,