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