,,,^~†**&# #&**†~^,,,
,,^~†**&## ##&**†~^,,
,^~†**&### ###&**†~^,
,,^~†**&## ##&**†~^,,
,,,^~†**&# #&**†~^,,,
,,,,^~†**& , , , &**†~^,,,,
,,,,,^~†** , , , , , , **†~^,,,,,
,,,,^~†**& ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ &**†~^,,,,
,,,^~†**&# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #&**†~^,,,
,,^~†**&## †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† ##&**†~^,,
,^~†**&### ###&**†~^,
,,^~†**&## 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. ##&**†~^,,
,,,^~†**&# #&**†~^,,,
,,,,^~†**& †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† &**†~^,,,,
,,,,,^~†** ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ **†~^,,,,,
,,,,^~†**& ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ &**†~^,,,,
,,,^~†**&# , , , , , , #&**†~^,,,
,,^~†**&## , , , ##&**†~^,,
,^~†**&### ###&**†~^,
,,^~†**&## ##&**†~^,,
,,,^~†**&# #&**†~^,,,
,,,,^~†**& &**†~^,,,,
,,,,,^~†** **†~^,,,,,