,~=:†¤&@## ##@&¤†:=~,
,~=:†¤&@## ##@&¤†:=~,
,~=:†¤&&&# #&&&¤†:=~,
,,,,,,~=†& &†=~,,,,,,
,,,,~~=†&& &&†=~~,,,,
,,,,,,=†&& , , , &&†=,,,,,,
,,~~:††¤@@ , , , , , , @@¤††:~~,,
,~=:†¤&@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@&¤†:=~,
,~=:†¤&@## = = = = = = = = = = = ##@&¤†:=~,
,~=:†¤&@## :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ##@&¤†:=~,
,~=:†¤&@## ##@&¤†:=~,
,,,,~~:†&# 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. ##@&¤†:=~,
,,,,~~:†&@ @&†:~~,,,,
,,,~~==†&@ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @&†==~~,,,
,~=:†¤&@## = = = = = = = = = = = ##@&¤†:=~,
,~=:†¤&@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@&¤†:=~,
,~=:†¤&@## , , , , , , ##@&¤†:=~,
,~=:†¤&@## , , , ##@&¤†:=~,
,~=:†¤&@## ##@&¤†:=~,
,,,,,,~:†& &†:~,,,,,,
,~=:†¤&@## ##@&¤†:=~,
,,,,==††&# #&††==,,,,
,,,~~==†&# #&†==~~,,,