#@&§*«:¨¨¨ ¨¨¨:«*§&@#
@&§*«:¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨:«*§&@
&§*«:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:«*§&
§*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*§
*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*
§*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨ : : : : : : : : ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*§
&§*«:¨¨¨¨¨ « « « « « « « « « « « ¨¨¨¨¨:«*§&
@&§*«:¨¨¨¨ //////////////////////////////////////// ¨¨¨¨:«*§&@
#@&§*«:¨¨¨ ¨¨¨:«*§&@#
##@&§*«:¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨:«*§&@
#@&§*«:¨¨¨ ¨¨¨:«*§&@#
##@&§*«:¨¨ //////////////////////////////////////// ¨¨:«*§&@##
###@&§*«:¨ « « « « « « « « « « « ¨:«*§&@###
##@&§*«:¨¨ : : : : : : : : ¨¨:«*§&@##
#@&§*«:¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨:«*§&@#
@&§*«:¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨:«*§&@
&§*«:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:«*§&
§*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*§
*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*