¨&&¨¨¨¨¨&& &¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨
¨&¨&¨¨¨¨&¨ ¨&&¨&¨¨¨&&
&&&&&¨¨¨&& ¨&¨&&&¨¨&¨
&¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨ ¨&&&¨¨&¨&&
¨&¨¨¨&&¨&& &&¨¨&¨&&&¨
¨&&¨¨&¨&&¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ &¨&¨&&&¨¨&
&&¨&¨&&&¨& ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨&&&&¨¨&¨&
¨¨&&&&¨¨&& ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ¨&¨¨¨&¨&&&
&¨&¨¨¨&¨&¨ - - - - - - - - - - - ¨&&¨¨&&&¨¨
&&&&¨¨&&&& ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨
&¨¨¨&¨&¨¨¨ &&&&&&&¨&&
¨&¨¨&&&&¨¨ 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. &&¨&&¨&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨¨&&¨ &¨&&¨&&&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&&¨&¨& ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨&&¨&&¨¨&¨
¨¨¨¨&¨&&&& - - - - - - - - - - - ¨&¨&&¨&¨&&
&¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ¨&&&¨&&&&¨
&&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ &&¨¨&&¨¨¨&
¨¨&¨&&¨&&¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨¨&
&¨&&&¨&&¨& &&&&&&&&¨&
¨&&¨¨&&¨&& &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&
&&¨&¨&¨&&¨ &&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨
&¨&&&&&&¨& ¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨&&
¨&&¨¨¨¨¨&& &¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨