§^/«:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:«/^§
^/«:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«/^
/«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«/
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ : : : : : : : : ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
/«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ « « « « « « « « « « « ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«/
^/«:¨¨¨¨¨¨ //////////////////////////////////////// ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«/^
§^/«:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:«/^§
&§^/«:¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨:«/^§&##
#&§^/«:¨¨¨ ¨¨¨:«/^§&#
&§^/«:¨¨¨¨ //////////////////////////////////////// ¨¨¨¨:«/^§&
§^/«:¨¨¨¨¨ « « « « « « « « « « « ¨¨¨¨¨:«/^§
^/«:¨¨¨¨¨¨ : : : : : : : : ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«/^
/«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«/
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
/«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«/