,^=/*%§@## ##@§%*/=^,
,,^=/*%§@# #@§%*/=^,,
,,,^=/*%§@ @§%*/=^,,,
,,,,^=/*%§ §%*/=^,,,,
,,,^=/*%§@ @§%*/=^,,,
,,^=/*%§@# , , , #@§%*/=^,,
,^=/*%§@## , , , , , , ##@§%*/=^,
,,^=/*%§@# ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ #@§%*/=^,,
,,,^=/*%§@ = = = = = = = = = = = @§%*/=^,,,
,,,,^=/*%§ //////////////////////////////////////// §%*/=^,,,,
,,,^=/*%§@ @§%*/=^,,,
,,^=/*%§@# 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. §%*/=^,,,,
,,,^=/*%§@ @§%*/=^,,,
,,^=/*%§@# //////////////////////////////////////// #@§%*/=^,,
,^=/*%§@## = = = = = = = = = = = ##@§%*/=^,
,,^=/*%§@# ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ #@§%*/=^,,
,,,^=/*%§@ , , , , , , @§%*/=^,,,
,,,,^=/*%§ , , , §%*/=^,,,,
,,,^=/*%§@ @§%*/=^,,,
,,^=/*%§@# #@§%*/=^,,
,^=/*%§@## ##@§%*/=^,
,,^=/*%§@# #@§%*/=^,,
,,,^=/*%§@ @§%*/=^,,,