,,,~==†#@@ @@#†==~,,,
,~=\†%#@@# #@@#%†\=~,
,,,~\\%%@@ @@%%\\~,,,
,,,,,,=†#@ @#†=,,,,,,
,~=\†%#@@@ @@@#%†\=~,
,,,~=\%##@ , , , @##%\=~,,,
,~=\†%#@@@ , , , , , , @@@#%†\=~,
,~=\†%#@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@#%†\=~,
,~=\†%#@@@ = = = = = = = = = = = @@@#%†\=~,
,~=\†%%%#@ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ @#%%%†\=~,
,~=\†%#@@# #@@#%†\=~,
,,,~\\%%@@ 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. ##@@#†\=~,
,~=\†%#@@@ @@@#%†\=~,
,,,,~\†%## \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ##%†\~,,,,
,~=\†%#@## = = = = = = = = = = = ##@#%†\=~,
,~=\†%#@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@#%†\=~,
,~=\†%#@## , , , , , , ##@#%†\=~,
,~=\†††%@@ , , , @@%†††\=~,
,,,,,,~=†# #†=~,,,,,,
,~=\†%#@@# #@@#%†\=~,
,~=\†%#@@# #@@#%†\=~,
,~=\†%#@@@ @@@#%†\=~,
,~=\†%%#@@ @@#%%†\=~,