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