¨¨¨¨¨-†%@@ @@%†-¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~†%¤@@## ##@@¤%†~-¨
¨-~†%¤@¶@# #@¶@¤%†~-¨
¨¨¨¨-~†%@¶ ¶@%†~-¨¨¨¨
¨-~†%¤@¶@# #@¶@¤%†~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-†¤@ ¨ ¨ ¨ @¤†-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~†%¤@¶@# ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ #@¶@¤%†~-¨
¨-~†%¤@¶@# - - - - - - - - #@¶@¤%†~-¨
¨-~†%¤@¶@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@¶@¤%†~-¨
¨¨¨¨~††%¤¶ †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† ¶¤%††~¨¨¨¨
¨-~†%¤@@@@ @@@@¤%†~-¨
¨¨¨¨-††¤@@ 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. ¶¶@%††-¨¨¨
¨-~†%¤@¶## ##¶@¤%†~-¨
¨-~†%¤@¶@# †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† #@¶@¤%†~-¨
¨-~†%¤@@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@@¤%†~-¨
¨-~†%¤@@## - - - - - - - - ##@@¤%†~-¨
¨-~†%¤@¶@# ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ #@¶@¤%†~-¨
¨-~†%¤¶@## ¨ ¨ ¨ ##@¶¤%†~-¨
¨-~†%¤@¶@@ @@¶@¤%†~-¨
¨¨¨~~~†%@@ @@%†~~~¨¨¨
¨-~†%¤@¶¶@ @¶¶@¤%†~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~†¤¶ ¶¤†~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~†††%@ @%†††~¨¨¨¨