,:=†^$&@## ##@&$^†=:,
,,:=†^$&@# #@&$^†=:,,
,,,:=†^$&@ @&$^†=:,,,
,,,,:=†^$& &$^†=:,,,,
,,,,,:=†^$ $^†=:,,,,,
,,,,,,:=†^ , , , ^†=:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:=† , , , , , , †=:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:= : : : : : : : : =:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: = = = = = = = = = = = :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:= JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA =:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:=† THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED †=:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:=†^ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ^†=:,,,,,,
,,,,,:=†^$ 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. &$^†=:,,,,
,,,:=†^$&@ @&$^†=:,,,
,,:=†^$&@# †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† #@&$^†=:,,
,:=†^$&@## = = = = = = = = = = = ##@&$^†=:,
,,:=†^$&@# : : : : : : : : #@&$^†=:,,
,,,:=†^$&@ , , , , , , @&$^†=:,,,
,,,,:=†^$& , , , &$^†=:,,,,
,,,,,:=†^$ $^†=:,,,,,
,,,,,,:=†^ ^†=:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:=† †=:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:= =:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: :,,,,,,,,,