.,«;††%%## ##%%††;«,.
.......«†# #†«.......
.,«;†%#### ####%†;«,.
.,«;†%#### ####%†;«,.
.,«;†%#### ####%†;«,.
......«†%# . . . #%†«......
.,«;†%#### . . . . . . ####%†;«,.
....,«†%%# , , , , , , , , #%%†«,....
.,«;†%#### « « « « « « « « « « « ####%†;«,.
.,«;†%#### ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ####%†;«,.
.,«;†%#### ####%†;«,.
.....,;;†# 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. #%%%%†;«,.
...,;;††## ##††;;,...
.,«;†%#### ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ####%†;«,.
.,«;†%#### « « « « « « « « « « « ####%†;«,.
.....,;%## , , , , , , , , ##%;,.....
......,;%# . . . . . . #%;,......
.,«;†%#### . . . ####%†;«,.
.,«;†%#### ####%†;«,.
.,«;†%#### ####%†;«,.
.,«;†%#### ####%†;«,.
.......«†# #†«.......
.,«;†%#### ####%†;«,.