,,~~~~§%%@ @%%§~~~~,,
,,,,,,~§§§ §§§~,,,,,,
,,,,,\%§§@ @§§%\,,,,,
,,~\§%§@@# #@@§%§\~,,
,,,,\\\§%§ §%§\\\,,,,
,,~\%§@### , , , ###@§%\~,,
,,,,,,,~§§ , , , , , , §§~,,,,,,,
,,~\§%§@## , , , , , , , , ##@§%§\~,,
,,~\§%§@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@§%§\~,,
,,~\§%%%§§ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ §§%%%§\~,,
,,~\§%§@## ##@§%§\~,,
,,~\§%§### 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. ###@§§\~,,
,,,~\\§§§@ @§§§\\~,,,
,,~§%§@### \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ###@§%§~,,
,,,,,~~§§# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #§§~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~§§ , , , , , , , , §§~~,,,,,,
,,,,~~§§%§ , , , , , , §%§§~~,,,,
,,~\§%%%§@ , , , @§%%%§\~,,
,,,,,,~\§§ §§\~,,,,,,
,,~\§%§@## ##@§%§\~,,
,,~\§%§@## ##@§%§\~,,
,,,,,\§%§§ §§%§\,,,,,
,,,,,~~§§§ §§§~~,,,,,