£¨¨¨£¨¨¨£¨                                          ¨¨££¨£¨££¨
£¨¨££¨¨£££                                          ¨£¨££££¨££
£¨£¨£¨£¨¨¨                                          £££¨¨¨££¨¨
£££££££¨¨£                                          ¨¨£¨¨£¨£¨£
¨¨¨¨¨¨£¨£¨                                          ¨££¨£££££¨
¨¨¨¨¨££££¨ ¨                  ¨                   ¨ £¨££¨¨¨¨£¨
¨¨¨¨£¨¨¨£¨ ¨       ¨      ¨       ¨       ¨       ¨ ££¨£¨¨¨££¨
¨¨¨££¨¨£££ ,    ,     ,     ,    ,     ,     ,    , ¨£££¨¨£¨£¨
¨¨£¨£¨£¨¨¨ -   -   -   -  -   -   -   -   -   -   - £¨¨£¨££££¨
¨££££££¨¨£ ======================================== £¨£££¨¨¨£¨
£¨¨¨¨¨£¨££                                          ££¨¨£¨¨££¨
£¨¨¨¨£££¨£ 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.          ¨£¨¨£££¨£¨
¨£££¨£¨¨¨¨                                          ££¨£¨¨££££
£¨¨£££¨¨¨¨ ======================================== ¨£££¨£¨¨¨£
£¨£¨¨£¨¨¨¨ -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  -   -   - £¨¨£££¨¨£¨
£££¨££¨¨¨£ ,     ,    ,     ,    ,     ,     ,    , £¨£¨¨£¨£££
¨¨££¨£¨¨£¨ ¨       ¨       ¨       ¨      ¨       ¨ £££¨£££¨¨¨
¨£¨£££¨££¨ ¨                   ¨                  ¨ ¨¨££¨¨£¨¨¨
£££¨¨££¨££                                          ¨£¨£¨££¨¨¨
¨¨£¨£¨££¨¨                                          £££££¨£¨¨£
¨£££££¨£¨£                                          ¨¨¨¨£££¨££
£¨¨¨¨££££¨                                          ¨¨¨£¨¨££¨£
£¨¨¨£¨¨¨£¨                                          ¨¨££¨£¨££¨