¨¨¨¨¨¨~-;$ $;-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~-;$¤ ¤$;-~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~-;$¤§ §¤$;-~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~-;$¤§@ @§¤$;-~¨¨¨
¨¨~-;$¤§@# #@§¤$;-~¨¨
¨~-;$¤§@## ¨ ¨ ¨ ##@§¤$;-~¨
¨¨~-;$¤§@# ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ #@§¤$;-~¨¨
¨¨¨~-;$¤§@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @§¤$;-~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~-;$¤§ - - - - - - - - - - - §¤$;-~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~-;$¤ ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ¤$;-~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-;$ $;-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-; 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 $;-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-; dance in the sunbeams. ;-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~- -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - - - - - - - - - - - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ¨ ¨ ¨ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~- -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-; ;-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-;$ $;-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~-;$¤ ¤$;-~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~-;$¤§ §¤$;-~¨¨¨¨