,~-^%¤@@## ##@@¤%^-~,
,~-;^%¤@@# #@@¤%^;-~,
,,,,,~;%%¤ ¤%%;~,,,,,
,~-;^%@@## ##@@%^;-~,
,~-;^%¤¤¤@ @¤¤¤%^;-~,
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,~-;^%¤@@# , , , , , , #@@¤%^;-~,
,~-;^%@@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@@%^;-~,
,~-;^%¤¤¤@ - - - - - - - - - - - @¤¤¤%^;-~,
,~-;^%¤@@# ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; #@@¤%^;-~,
,,,,,~;^¤¤ ¤¤^;~,,,,,
,~-;^%¤@@# 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. #@@¤%^;-~,
~-;^%¤@@## ##@@¤%^;-~
,~-;^%¤@## ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ##@¤%^;-~,
,,,,~-^%¤@ - - - - - - - - - - - @¤%^-~,,,,
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,~-;^%%%¤@ @¤%%%^;-~,
,~~~-;;%%¤ ¤%%;;-~~~,
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