¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/^ ^/~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~/^% %^/~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~/^%§ §%^/~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~/^%§# #§%^/~~¨¨¨
¨¨~~/^%§#@ @#§%^/~~¨¨
¨~~/^%§#@# ¨ ¨ ¨ #@#§%^/~~¨
¨¨~~/^%§#@ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ @#§%^/~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~/^%§# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #§%^/~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~/^%§ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ §%^/~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~/^% //////////////////////////////////////// %^/~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/^ ^/~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/ 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. %^/~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/^ ^/~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/ //////////////////////////////////////// /~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ /~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/^ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ^/~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~/^% ¨ ¨ ¨ %^/~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~/^%§ §%^/~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~/^%§# #§%^/~~¨¨¨
¨¨~~/^%§#@ @#§%^/~~¨¨
¨~~/^%§#@# #@#§%^/~~¨
¨¨~~/^%§#@ @#§%^/~~¨¨