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