¨¨¨»»»^%&# #&%^»»»¨¨¨
¨~»^*%&#@@ @@#&%*^»~¨
¨¨~~~^*&&& &&&*^~~~¨¨
¨¨¨~»^*&&# #&&*^»~¨¨¨
¨~»»»»**%& &%**»»»»~¨
¨~»^*%&#@# ¨ ¨ ¨ #@#&%*^»~¨
¨¨~~»^^*%& ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ &%*^^»~~¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨»»*& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &*»»¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~»^*%&#@# » » » » » » » » » » » #@#&%*^»~¨
¨~»^*%&&## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ##&&%*^»~¨
¨~»^*****& &*****^»~¨
¨~»^*%&#@# 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. #&&%%*^»~¨
¨~»^*%&#@@ @@#&%*^»~¨
¨~»^*%&#@# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #@#&%*^»~¨
¨~»^*%&#@# » » » » » » » » » » » #@#&%*^»~¨
¨~»^*%&#@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@#&%*^»~¨
¨~»^*%&#@# ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ #@#&%*^»~¨
¨~»^*%&### ¨ ¨ ¨ ###&%*^»~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~^*& &*^~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~»^*&#@## ##@#&*^»~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~»*&& &&*»~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~»^*%&### ###&%*^»~¨
¨~»^*%%%#@ @#%%%*^»~¨