,~=**§@¶## ##¶@§**=~,
,,~=**§@¶# #¶@§**=~,,
,,,~=**§@¶ ¶@§**=~,,,
,,,,~=**§@ @§**=~,,,,
,,,~=**§@¶ ¶@§**=~,,,
,,~=**§@¶# , , , #¶@§**=~,,
,~=**§@¶## , , , , , , ##¶@§**=~,
,,~=**§@¶# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #¶@§**=~,,
,,,~=**§@¶ = = = = = = = = = = = ¶@§**=~,,,
,,,,~=**§@ **************************************** @§**=~,,,,
,,,~=**§@¶ ¶@§**=~,,,
,,~=**§@¶# 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. @§**=~,,,,
,,,~=**§@¶ ¶@§**=~,,,
,,~=**§@¶# **************************************** #¶@§**=~,,
,~=**§@¶## = = = = = = = = = = = ##¶@§**=~,
,,~=**§@¶# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #¶@§**=~,,
,,,~=**§@¶ , , , , , , ¶@§**=~,,,
,,,,~=**§@ , , , @§**=~,,,,
,,,~=**§@¶ ¶@§**=~,,,
,,~=**§@¶# #¶@§**=~,,
,~=**§@¶## ##¶@§**=~,
,,~=**§@¶# #¶@§**=~,,
,,,~=**§@¶ ¶@§**=~,,,