¨¨¨¨,-;=$& &$=;-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-;=$&@ @&$=;-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-;=$&@# #@&$=;-,¨¨
¨,-;=$&@## ##@&$=;-,¨
¨¨,-;=$&@# #@&$=;-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-;=$&@ ¨ ¨ ¨ @&$=;-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-;=$& ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ &$=;-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-;=$ , , , , , , , , $=;-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;= - - - - - - - - - - - =;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-; AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;= LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE =;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-;=$ 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. ##@&$=;-,¨
¨¨,-;=$&@# #@&$=;-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-;=$&@ ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; @&$=;-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-;=$& - - - - - - - - - - - &$=;-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,-;=$ , , , , , , , , $=;-,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;= ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ =;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-; ¨ ¨ ¨ ;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-; ;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;= =;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨