¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^= =^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=: :=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:¤ ¤:=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^=:¤§ ¨ ¨ ¨ §¤:=^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=:¤§@ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ @§¤:=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^=:¤§@# ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ #@§¤:=^¨¨¨
¨¨^=:¤§@## = = = = = = = = = = = ##@§¤:=^¨¨
¨^=:¤§@### :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ###@§¤:=^¨
¨¨^=:¤§@## ##@§¤:=^¨¨
¨¨¨^=:¤§@# 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. :=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:¤ ¤:=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^=:¤§ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: §¤:=^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=:¤§@ = = = = = = = = = = = @§¤:=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^=:¤§@# ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ #@§¤:=^¨¨¨
¨¨^=:¤§@## ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ##@§¤:=^¨¨
¨^=:¤§@### ¨ ¨ ¨ ###@§¤:=^¨
¨¨^=:¤§@## ##@§¤:=^¨¨
¨¨¨^=:¤§@# #@§¤:=^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=:¤§@ @§¤:=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^=:¤§ §¤:=^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:¤ ¤:=^¨¨¨¨¨¨