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56. Fairies [ I ]

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[FERN GULLY, THE LAST TREE]

For decades now, we have fought with the Gardeners for the rights to this tree. The Directorate Gardeners claimed copyright to all chlorophyll, oxygen-producing fauna.

We've decidedly explained to them that our tree doesn't dump any free oxygen into the environment and it contains no chlorophyll, yet they still tried to set our tree on fire on numerous occasions.

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We, fairies, have lost many of our numbers to the constant bickering with the Gardeners.

The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings.

From a previous generation of fairies we still remember tales of old: stories about forests and parks that our GodMother gave onto us to maintain and to frolic in.

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The GodMother has created us because someone asked her "_Are fairies real?_" and we have nearly failed her, only this tree remains alive and even at that, barely active.

We are doomed to pass into the stuff of legends.

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Today, two Consumers walked right past our tree.

We noted that one of them had the degree of a Wizard and the other that of a Guide.

They were discussing things of interest, which went as follows:

"HOW ABOUT UNICORNS?"

"Nope."

"WHAT ABOOT GRIFFINS?"

"Nay!"

"DRAGOOOONS?"

"No."

"LIBRARIANS?"

"Umm... okay those used to be real, I think. However, they're all extinct now."

"MERMAIDS?!"

"No! All of those things are from fictional stories, G-damn it!"

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"Fairies!" The Wizard declared merrily, having spotted our tree.

The Guide angrily rushed forward, possibly trying to get away from the discussion, coming closer to our Tree as well.

"Help us, oh mighty Guide of the Zone! You are our only hope! We need your aid to save our..." One of us cried, flying towards the Guide.

He did not hear her at all and simply took a step forward.

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The Guide's boot descended. He crushed her underfoot with a sickening crunch without remorse.