¨,-\*%§@## ##@§%*\-,¨
¨,-\*%§@@# #@@§%*\-,¨
¨,-\*%%§@@ @@§%%*\-,¨
¨¨¨,-\\%@@ @@%\\-,¨¨¨
¨,-\*%@### ###@%*\-,¨
¨,-\*%@### ¨ ¨ ¨ ###@%*\-,¨
¨¨¨¨,-*§@@ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ @@§*-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,\\*%%§ , , , , , , , , §%%*\\,¨¨¨
¨,-\*%§@## - - - - - - - - - - - ##@§%*\-,¨
¨,-\*%§@## \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ##@§%*\-,¨
¨,-\*%§@## ##@§%*\-,¨
¨,-\*%§@## 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. ##@§%*\-,¨
¨,-\*%§@## ##@§%*\-,¨
¨,-\*%§### \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ###§%*\-,¨
¨¨¨¨,-***§ - - - - - - - - - - - §***-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-\\*§ , , , , , , , , §*\\-,¨¨¨¨
¨,-\*%§@## ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ##@§%*\-,¨
¨,-\*%§@## ¨ ¨ ¨ ##@§%*\-,¨
¨¨¨¨-**%§§ §§%**-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,\*§# #§*\,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-\*%§@## ##@§%*\-,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-*§ §*-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨----**§ §**----¨¨¨