@§£££§:~,, ,,~:§£££§@
§§§§~,,,,, ,,,,,~§§§§
§£:~~,,,,, ,,,,,~~:£§
###@§§:~,, ,,~:§§@###
§££££§:~,, ,,~:§££££§
##@§£§:~,, , , , ,,~:§£§@##
@@§§:~~~,, , , , , , , ,,~~~:§§@@
##@§£§:~,, , , , , , , , , ,,~:§£§@##
@§§§:,,,,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,,,,:§§§@
§£::,,,,,, :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,,,,,,::£§
#§§§£§:~,, ,,~:§£§§§#
##@§£§:~,, 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. ,,,,~~~§§@
@§§~,,,,,, ,,,,,,~§§@
#§§£:,,,,, :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,,,,,:£§§#
##@§£§:~,, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,~:§£§@##
§££::~~,,, , , , , , , , , ,,,~~::££§
##@§£§:~,, , , , , , , ,,~:§£§@##
##@§£§:~,, , , , ,,~:§£§@##
##@§£§:~,, ,,~:§£§@##
§§§§§§:~,, ,,~:§§§§§§
#@£§~,,,,, ,,,,,~§£@#
##@§£§:~,, ,,~:§£§@##
##@§£§:~,, ,,~:§£§@##