¨&¨&&¨¨&&& ¨&¨¨¨&¨&&¨
¨&&&¨&¨&¨¨ &&&¨¨&&&¨&
&&¨¨&&&&&¨ ¨¨¨&¨&¨¨&&
¨¨&¨&¨¨¨¨& ¨¨¨&&&&¨&¨
¨¨&&&&¨¨¨& ¨¨¨&¨¨¨&&&
&¨&¨¨¨&¨¨& ¨ ¨ ¨ &¨¨&&¨¨&¨¨
&&&&¨¨&&¨& ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&&¨
&¨¨¨&¨&¨&& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨&&&&&&&¨&
¨&¨¨&&&&&¨ » » » » » » » » » » » ¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&&
&&&¨&¨¨¨¨& ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; &&&¨¨¨¨¨&¨
&¨¨&&&¨¨¨& ¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨&&
¨&¨&¨¨&¨¨& 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. ¨&&¨&&¨¨&¨
&&&¨&&¨¨¨¨ &&¨&&¨&¨&&
¨¨¨&&¨&¨¨¨ ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ¨¨&&¨&&&&¨
¨¨¨&¨&&&¨¨ » » » » » » » » » » » ¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨&
&¨¨&&&¨¨&¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨&&&¨&¨¨&
¨&¨&¨¨&¨&& ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ &¨&¨¨&&&¨&
&&&&&¨&&&¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨&&&¨&¨¨&&
¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨& ¨&¨¨&&&¨&¨
¨¨¨¨¨&¨&¨& &&&¨&¨¨&&&
&¨¨¨¨&&&&& &¨¨&&&¨&¨¨
&&¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨ &&¨&¨¨&&&¨
&¨&¨¨&&¨¨¨ &¨&&&¨&¨¨&