&,&,,&&&,,                                          &,,,&,&&,,
&&&&,&,,&,                                          ,&,,&&&,&,
&,,,&&&,&&                                          &&&,&,,&&&
,&,,&,,&&,                                          &,,&&&,&,,
,&&,&&,&,&                                          ,&,&,,&&&,
,&,&&,&&&& ,                   ,                  , &&&&&,&,,&
&&&&,&&,,, ,       ,       ,       ,       ,      , &,,,,&&&,&
,,,,&&,&,, .    .     .     .     .    .     .    . &&,,,&,,&&
&,,,&,&&&, ~   ~   ~   ~   ~  ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~ ,,&,,&&,&,
&&,,&&&,,& \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ,,&&,&,&&&
,,&,&,,&,&                                          ,,&,&&&&,,
,,&&&&,&&& 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.          ,,,&&&&&&,
&&&&,&,,,&                                          &,,&,,,,,&
,,,,&&&,,& \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ &&,&&,,,,&
&,,,&,,&,& ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~  ~   ~ &,&&,&,,,&
,&,,&&,&&& .     .     .     .    .    .     .    . &&&,&&&,,&
&&&,&,&&,, ,       ,      ,       ,       ,       , &,,&&,,&,&
,,,&&&&,&, ,                   ,                  , &&,&,&,&&&
&,,&,,,&&&                                          &,&&&&&&,,
&&,&&,,&,,                                          &&&,,,,,&,
&,&&,&,&&,                                          &,,&,,,,&&
,&&,&&&&,&                                          ,&,&&,,,&,
,&,&&,,,&&                                          ,&&&,&,,&&