,,--***$$& &$$***--,,
,-~*=$&@## ##@&$=*~-,
,-~*=$&@## ##@&$=*~-,
,,-~~~~*=& &=*~~~~-,,
,-~*=$$&&# #&&$$=*~-,
,-~*=$&@## , , , ##@&$=*~-,
,-~*=$$&&& , , , , , , &&&$$=*~-,
,-~*=$&@@# - - - - - - - - #@@&$=*~-,
,,,,,-*$@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@$*-,,,,,
,,,,,,-*=& **************************************** &=*-,,,,,,
,-~*=$&&&# #&&&$=*~-,
,-~*=$&@## JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ##@&$=*~-,
,-~*=$&&&# THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED #&&&$=*~-,
,,,,--*$&# AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE #&$*--,,,,
,-~*=$&@## LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ##@&$=*~-,
,,,,,,,~=& 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 &=*-,,,,,,
,-~*=$&@## THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ##@&$=*~-,
,-~*=$$&@# IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. #@&$$=*~-,
,,,,-~==&& &&==~-,,,,
,-~*=$&@@@ THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT @@@&$=*~-,
,-~*==$&&# CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO #&&$==*~-,
,,,,-~**$@ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS @$**~-,,,,
,-~*$&@### DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ###@&$*~-,
,,-~~*$$@# DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. #@$$*~~-,,
,-~*=$&@@# #@@&$=*~-,
,-~*=$&@## **************************************** ##@&$=*~-,
,-~*=$@### ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ###@$=*~-,
,-~*=$&@## - - - - - - - - ##@&$=*~-,
,-~*=$&@## , , , , , , ##@&$=*~-,
,,,,,,~=&@ , , , @&=~,,,,,,
,-~*=$&@## ##@&$=*~-,
,,,-*===$& &$===*-,,,
,-~*=$&@## ##@&$=*~-,
,-~*=$&@## ##@&$=*~-,
,,,,,,-*$& &$*-,,,,,,