¤¨¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤ ¤¨¨¤¤¤¨¨¨¨
¨¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¤ ¨¤¨¤¨¤¤¨¨¨
¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¤¤¤¨¨
¨¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¤¨¤¤¨
¨¨¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¤¤¤
¤¨¨¨¨¤¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¤¨¤
¤¤¨¨¨¨¤¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¤¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¤
¨¤¤¨¨¨¨¤¨¨ , , , , , , , , ¤¤¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¤
¨¤¤¤¨¨¨¨¤¨ - - - - - - - - - - - ¤¨¤¤¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¤¨¤¤¨¨¨¨¤ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ¨¨¤¤¤¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¤¤¤¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¤¨¤¤¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¤¨¤¤¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¤¨¤
¤¤¨¨¨¨¤¨¤¤ ¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¤
¨¤¤¨¨¨¨¨¤¤ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ¨¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¤
¨¤¤¤¨¨¨¨¤¨ - - - - - - - - - - - ¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¤¨¤¤¨¨¨¨¨ , , , , , , , , ¨¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¤¤¤¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¤¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¤¨¤¤¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¤¨¨¨¨¤¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¤¤¤¨¨ ¤¤¨¨¨¨¤¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¤¨¤¤¨ ¨¤¤¨¨¨¨¤¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¤¤¤ ¨¤¤¤¨¨¨¨¤¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¤¨¤ ¨¤¨¤¤¨¨¨¨¤
¤¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¤ ¨¨¨¤¤¤¨¨¨¨