¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨
&&&&&&¨¨¨& &&&&&¨¨¨&&
&&&&&¨¨&¨¨ &&&&¨¨&¨¨&
&&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨ &&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&&¨¨&&&&& &&¨¨&&&&&¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨
&&&&&¨¨&¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ &&&&¨¨&¨¨&
&&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨ : : : : : : : : &&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&&¨¨&&&&& - - - - - - - - - - - &&¨¨&&&&&¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ &¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨
&&&&&¨¨&¨¨ ¨¨&&¨¨&¨¨&
&&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. &&&¨¨¨¨¨¨&
&&&&&&&&&¨ &&¨¨&&&&¨¨
¨&&&&&&&¨¨ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨¨
¨¨&&&&&¨¨¨ - - - - - - - - - - - &&&&¨¨¨¨&&
¨¨¨&&&¨¨&& : : : : : : : : ¨&&¨¨&&¨¨¨
&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&
&¨¨¨¨¨&&&& ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨&&&&&&¨¨&
¨¨&&&¨¨&&& ¨¨&&&&¨¨¨¨
&¨¨&¨¨¨¨&& ¨¨¨&&¨¨&&&
¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨¨ &&¨¨¨¨¨¨&&
¨&&&¨¨¨¨&& ¨¨¨&&&&¨¨¨
¨¨&¨¨&&¨¨& &&¨¨&&¨¨&&