,,,,=*$$@@ @@$$*=,,,,
,,=*%$@#@@ @@#@$%*=,,
,,,,,==*$# #$*==,,,,,
,,=*%%%%@@ @@%%%%*=,,
,,,,,=*%$@ @$%*=,,,,,
,,,,,,*%$# , , , #$%*,,,,,,
,,,,,*%%$@ , , , , , , @$%%*,,,,,
,=*%$@#@## , , , , , , , , ##@#@$%*=,
,,=*%$@#@# = = = = = = = = = = = #@#@$%*=,,
,,,,,,*$$# **************************************** #$$*,,,,,,
,,,,,,*$$# #$$*,,,,,,
,,=*%$@#@@ JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA @@#@$%*=,,
,,=*%$@#@# THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED #@#@$%*=,,
,,,,,,=*$@ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE @$*=,,,,,,
,,,,,,*%%@ 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 #@@%*,,,,,
,,=*%$@#@@ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. @@#@$%*=,,
,,=*$@#@## ##@#@$*=,,
,,=*%$@### **************************************** ###@$%*=,,
,,=*%$@#@@ = = = = = = = = = = = @@#@$%*=,,
,,=*%$@#@# , , , , , , , , #@#@$%*=,,
,,=*%$@### , , , , , , ###@$%*=,,
,,,,,=%$@@ , , , @@$%=,,,,,
,,=*%$@#@# #@#@$%*=,,
,,=*%$@#@# #@#@$%*=,,
,,=*%$@@@@ @@@@$%*=,,
,,,,,*%$@# #@$%*,,,,,
,,=*%@#@## ##@#@%*=,,