,~~~~~=%§§ §§%=~~~~~,
,~=*%§@@## ##@@§%*=~,
,,,,,~=%@@ @@%=~,,,,,
,~~=*%§@## ##@§%*=~~,
,,,,,~~=*§ §*=~~,,,,,
,~~=*%§@## , , , ##@§%*=~~,
,~~=*%§@@# , , , , , , #@@§%*=~~,
,~~=*%§@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@§%*=~~,
,~~=*%§@@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@@§%*=~~,
,~~=*%§@@# ======================================== #@@§%*=~~,
,,,~~==*%@ @%*==~~,,,
,~~=*%§@@# 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. @§%*=~,,,,
,,,,~~*%@@ @@%*~~,,,,
,,,,,,~*§§ ======================================== §§*~,,,,,,
,~~=*%§@@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@@§%*=~~,
,~~=*%§§§§ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ §§§§%*=~~,
,~~===*%%§ , , , , , , §%%*===~~,
,~=*%§@@## , , , ##@@§%*=~,
,~~===**§@ @§**===~~,
,~~=*%@@## ##@@%*=~~,
,,,,~==%%§ §%%==~,,,,
,,,,,~=%%@ @%%=~,,,,,
,~~=***§§@ @§§***=~~,