¨¨¨¨«;%**# #**%;«¨¨¨¨
¨~«;%*#### ####*%;«~¨
¨¨¨~;;%%%# #%%%;;~¨¨¨
¨~«;%*#### ####*%;«~¨
¨¨¨¨¨«%*## ##*%«¨¨¨¨¨
¨~«;%*#### ¨ ¨ ¨ ####*%;«~¨
¨¨¨¨~«;%%# ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ #%%;«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~;%# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #%;~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«%*## « « « « « « « « « « « ##*%«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨«;**## ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ##**;«¨¨¨¨
¨~«;%*#### ####*%;«~¨
¨~«;%*#### 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. ##%%%«~~¨¨
¨~«%*##### #####*%«~¨
¨~«;%%**## ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ##**%%;«~¨
¨¨¨¨¨«%### « « « « « « « « « « « ###%«¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨«%%## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##%%«¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~«%%%*# ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ #*%%%«~¨¨¨
¨¨¨«;%**## ¨ ¨ ¨ ##**%;«¨¨¨
¨¨¨««««%*# #*%««««¨¨¨
¨~«;%*#### ####*%;«~¨
¨~««;%***# #***%;««~¨
¨¨~~«;;*## ##*;;«~~¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨«;*# #*;«¨¨¨¨¨¨