,,,,,,,^%¤ ¤%^,,,,,,,
,,~^%%¤### ###¤%%^~,,
,,,,,,~%%¤ ¤%%~,,,,,,
,,~^%%¤### ###¤%%^~,,
,,,,~^%%## ##%%^~,,,,
,,~^%%¤### , , , ###¤%%^~,,
,,~^%%%%¤# , , , , , , #¤%%%%^~,,
,,,,,~~~%¤ , , , , , , , , ¤%~~~,,,,,
,,,,^%%¤¤# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #¤¤%%^,,,,
,,~^%%¤### ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ###¤%%^~,,
,,~^%%¤### ###¤%%^~,,
,,~^%%¤### 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. ###¤%%^~,,
,,,,,,^^%¤ ¤%^^,,,,,,
,,~^%%¤### ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ###¤%%^~,,
,,~^%%¤### ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ###¤%%^~,,
,,~^%%¤### , , , , , , , , ###¤%%^~,,
,,~^%%¤### , , , , , , ###¤%%^~,,
,,~^%%¤### , , , ###¤%%^~,,
,,,,,~%%¤# #¤%%~,,,,,
,,,,,~^%¤# #¤%^~,,,,,
,,~^%%¤### ###¤%%^~,,
,,~^%¤#### ####¤%^~,,
,,~^%%%%%¤ ¤%%%%%^~,,