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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. ,,,==\**%#
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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. ,^===\\%@#
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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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