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,@,,,@,@@@ ,                   ,                  , ,@@@,,@@@,
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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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@,,,@@,@@@ †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† ,@,@,@,,,@
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