,~---†$$¤# #¤$$†---~,
,~-^†$¤@@# #@@¤$†^-~,
,,,,,--^$¤ ¤$^--,,,,,
,~-^†$¤@## ##@¤$†^-~,
,,,----†¤¤ ¤¤†----,,,
,,,,,,~^$@ , , , @$^~,,,,,,
,,,,,~^†¤# , , , , , , #¤†^~,,,,,
,~-^†$¤@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@¤$†^-~,
,,~~--†¤@# - - - - - - - - - - - #@¤†--~~,,
,~-^†$¤@## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ##@¤$†^-~,
,~-^†$$¤¤¤ ¤¤¤$$†^-~,
,~-^†$@### JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ###@$†^-~,
,,~~~---†¤ 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 @$$†^^~,,,
,~-^†$¤@## DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ##@¤$†^-~,
,,,,,~-^†¤ BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ¤†^-~,,,,,
,~----^$¤# BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS #¤$^----~,
,~-†$¤@### THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ###@¤$†-~,
,,,,,~-†¤¤ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ¤¤†-~,,,,,
,~-^†$¤@## ##@¤$†^-~,
,,,,--^†¤# THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT #¤†^--,,,,
,~-^†$¤@## CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ##@¤$†^-~,
,~-^†$¤@## FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ##@¤$†^-~,
,~-^†$¤@## DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ##@¤$†^-~,
,~-^†$¤@## DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ##@¤$†^-~,
,~-^†$¤@## ##@¤$†^-~,
,~-^†$¤@## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ##@¤$†^-~,
,~-^†$¤@## - - - - - - - - - - - ##@¤$†^-~,
,~-^†††$$¤ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¤$$†††^-~,
,~-^†$¤@## , , , , , , ##@¤$†^-~,
,,,,,~~^$@ , , , @$^~~,,,,,
,~-^†$¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤$†^-~,
,~-^†$¤@## ##@¤$†^-~,
,~-^†$¤### ###¤$†^-~,
,~-^†$¤@## ##@¤$†^-~,
,,,,,~^†$¤ ¤$†^~,,,,,