¨¨,«/$%&#@                                          @#&%$/«,¨¨
¨,«/$%&#@#                                          #@#&%$/«,¨
¨¨,«/$%&#@                                          @#&%$/«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«/$%&#                                          #&%$/«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«/$%&                                          &%$/«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«/$% ¨                   ¨                  ¨ %$/«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/$ ¨       ¨       ¨       ¨      ¨       ¨ $/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/ ,     ,     ,    ,     ,    ,     ,    , /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« «   «   «   «   «  «   «   «   «   «   « «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, //////////////////////////////////////// ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.          #&%$/«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«/$%&                                          &%$/«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«/$% //////////////////////////////////////// %$/«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/$ «   «   «   «   «  «   «   «   «   «   « $/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/ ,     ,    ,     ,     ,    ,    ,     , /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« ¨      ¨       ¨       ¨       ¨       ¨ «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ¨                   ¨                  ¨ ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨