,,,,/**$@¶ ¶@$**/,,,,
,,«/*$@¶¶¶ ¶¶¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$$@¶@ @¶@$$*/«,,
,,,,«***$¶ ¶$***«,,,,
,,,,«//$$¶ ¶$$//«,,,,
,,,,,«/$$¶ , , , ¶$$/«,,,,,
,,,,,///*@ , , , , , , @*///,,,,,
,,«/*$@¶@# , , , , , , , , #@¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@¶@# « « « « « « « « « « « #@¶@$*/«,,
,,,,,,«*@@ //////////////////////////////////////// @@*«,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«*@ @*«,,,,,,,
,,,,,/*$¶@ JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA @¶$*/,,,,,
,,«/*$@¶@# THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED #@¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@¶@# AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE #@¶@$*/«,,
,,,,,,/*$¶ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¶$*/,,,,,,
,,«/*$@¶## SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ##¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@@## DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ##@@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@¶@# WATER. #@¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$$$$@ @$$$$*/«,,
,,«/*$@¶@# ««««********«««« #@¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@¶@@ ««** **«« @@¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@¶@# «««««** FAIRIES LIVE HERE. **««««« #@¶@$*/«,,
,,«/****$¶ ««** **«« ¶$****/«,,
,,,,«*$@¶@ ««««********«««« @¶@$*«,,,,
,,«/*$@¶@# #@¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$¶@## THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ##@¶$*/«,,
,,,,,,/**@ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH @**/,,,,,,
,,«/*$@¶@# LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT #@¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@@## TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ##@@$*/«,,
,,,,,,,/*@ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE @*/,,,,,,,
,,«/*$@@## WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ##@@$*/«,,
,,,,,,/*@@ THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE @@*/,,,,,,
,,«/*$@¶@# SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO #@¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@¶@# HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. #@¶@$*/«,,
,,,,,«//$¶ ¶$//«,,,,,
,,«/*$@¶@# THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO #@¶@$*/«,,
,,,,////*@ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE @*////,,,,
,,«/*$@¶@# ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY #@¶@$*/«,,
,,,,,/$$@@ 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 ¶$$$*/,,,,
,,,««//$@@ CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO @@$//««,,,
,,,,,,,/$@ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS @$/,,,,,,,
,,,,,,/$¶@ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES @¶$/,,,,,,
,,«/*$@@@@ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. @@@@$*/«,,
,,,,««/$$@ @$$/««,,,,
,,«/*$@@## //////////////////////////////////////// ##@@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@¶@@ « « « « « « « « « « « @@¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@¶@# , , , , , , , , #@¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@¶@@ , , , , , , @@¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@¶@# , , , #@¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@¶## ##¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@¶@# #@¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@¶@# #@¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@¶@# #@¶@$*/«,,
,,«/*$@¶@# #@¶@$*/«,,