¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
;~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~;
%;~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ : : : : : : : : ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~;%
$%;~:¨¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨:~;%$
@$%;~:¨¨¨¨ ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ¨¨¨¨:~;%$@
¶@$%;~:¨¨¨ ¨¨¨:~;%$@¶
#¶@$%;~:¨¨ just off the coast to the baltic sea ¨¨:~;%$@¶#
##¶@$%;~:¨ there's a freshwater pond, secluded ¨:~;%$@¶##
#¶@$%;~:¨¨ among ashen and juniper. a cleft in the ¨¨:~;%$@¶#
¶@$%;~:¨¨¨ limestone bedrock, sharp-cut from the ¨¨¨:~;%$@¶
@$%;~:¨¨¨¨ surrounding plains, a ninety degree ¨¨¨¨:~;%$@
$%;~:¨¨¨¨¨ drop down, down, to the midnight-black ¨¨¨¨¨:~;%$
%;~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ : : : : : : : : ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
;~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~;
%;~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~;%
$%;~:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:~;%$
@$%;~:¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨:~;%$@
¶@$%;~:¨¨¨ ¨¨¨:~;%$@¶