##¨¨¨##¨#¨                                          ¨##¨¨##¨#¨
¨#¨¨#¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
##¨##¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
¨#¨¨#¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
##¨##¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
¨#¨¨#¨#¨#¨ ¨                   ¨                  ¨ #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
##¨##¨#¨#¨ ¨       ¨       ¨       ¨      ¨       ¨ #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
¨#¨¨#¨#¨#¨ ,     ,     ,    ,     ,    ,     ,    , #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
##¨##¨#¨#¨ =   =   =   =   =  =   =   =   =   =   = #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
¨#¨¨#¨#¨#¨ //////////////////////////////////////// #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
##¨##¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
¨#¨¨#¨#¨#¨ 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.          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
##¨##¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
¨#¨¨#¨#¨#¨ //////////////////////////////////////// #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
##¨##¨#¨#¨ =   =   =   =  =   =   =   =   =   =   = #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
¨#¨¨#¨#¨#¨ ,     ,    ,     ,     ,     ,    ,    , #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
##¨##¨#¨#¨ ¨       ¨       ¨       ¨      ¨       ¨ #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
¨#¨¨#¨#¨#¨ ¨                  ¨                   ¨ #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
##¨##¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
¨#¨¨#¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
##¨##¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
¨#¨¨#¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
##¨##¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨