,~-=%$&#@@ @@#&$%=-~,
,~-=%$&### ###&$%=-~,
,~-=%$&#@@ @@#&$%=-~,
,,,,,~==%& &%==~,,,,,
,~-=%$&### ###&$%=-~,
,,,,,,~=%& , , , &%=~,,,,,,
,~-=%$&#@# , , , , , , #@#&$%=-~,
,~-=%$&#@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@#&$%=-~,
,~-=%$&#@# - - - - - - - - - - - #@#&$%=-~,
,~-=%$$&## ======================================== ##&$$%=-~,
,~-=%$&#@# #@#&$%=-~,
,~-=%$&#@@ JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA @@#&$%=-~,
,~-=%$&#@# THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED #@#&$%=-~,
,,,,,-%&&& 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 #&&%---~,,
,,,~==%$&& FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS &&$%==~,,,
,~-=%$&#@# DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES #@#&$%=-~,
,~-=%$&#@# DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. #@#&$%=-~,
,~-=%$&#@# #@#&$%=-~,
,,,,,-=%%& ======================================== &%%=-,,,,,
,~-=%$&#@# - - - - - - - - - - - #@#&$%=-~,
,,,,,~=%&& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &&%=~,,,,,
,,,,,--%$& , , , , , , &$%--,,,,,
,,,,~=%&&# , , , #&&%=~,,,,
,~-=%$&#@# #@#&$%=-~,
,,,,,-=%$# #$%=-,,,,,
,~-=%$&#@# #@#&$%=-~,
,~=%$&#@## ##@#&$%=~,
,~-=%$&##@ @##&$%=-~,