,,,,,:=§¤# #¤§=:,,,,,
,,-:=§¤@## ##@¤§=:-,,
,,:=§¤@### ###@¤§=:,,
,,,,,,-:§@ @§:-,,,,,,
,,-:=§¤¤@@ @@¤¤§=:-,,
,,-:§¤@### , , , ###@¤§:-,,
,,-:=§¤@## , , , , , , ##@¤§=:-,,
,,,,--:§§¤ , , , , , , , , ¤§§:--,,,,
,,,,,:::=¤ - - - - - - - - - - - ¤=:::,,,,,
,,-:=§¤@## :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ##@¤§=:-,,
,,-:=§¤@## ##@¤§=:-,,
,,-:=§¤@## 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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,,,-::::=¤ ¤=::::-,,,
,,-::==¤¤# #¤¤==::-,,
,,-:=§¤@## ##@¤§=:-,,
,,,--:§¤@@ @@¤§:--,,,
,,-:=§¤@## ##@¤§=:-,,