¨¨-»\=@¤@# #@¤@=\»-¨¨
¨-»\=@¤@## ##@¤@=\»-¨
¨¨-»\=@¤@# #@¤@=\»-¨¨
¨¨¨-»\=@¤@ @¤@=\»-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-»\=@¤ ¤@=\»-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-»\=@ ¨ ¨ ¨ @=\»-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-»\= ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ =\»-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-»\ - - - - - - - - \»-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-» » » » » » » » » » » » »-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-» »-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-»\ 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. @¤@=\»-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-»\=@¤ ¤@=\»-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-»\=@ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ @=\»-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-»\= » » » » » » » » » » » =\»-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-»\ - - - - - - - - \»-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-» ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ »-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- ¨ ¨ ¨ -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-» »-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-»\ \»-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-»\= =\»-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-»\=@ @=\»-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-»\=@¤ ¤@=\»-¨¨¨¨