§§&\\=.... ....=\\&§§
§%%\\,.... ....,\\%%§
#§§§&%\=,. .,=\%&§§§#
§%%%%\\=,. .,=\\%%%%§
##£§&%\=,. .,=\%&§£##
##£§&%\=,. . . . .,=\%&§£##
§§§&\\=,,. . . . . . . .,,=\\&§§§
§&\=...... , , , , , , , , ......=\&§
§&\,...... = = = = = = = = = = = ......,\&§
££&\\\,,.. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ..,,\\\&££
##£§&%\=,. .,=\%&§£##
#£&%=..... 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. .,=\%&§£##
§§&\\=.... ....=\\&§§
£&&%=..... \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ .....=%&&£
##£§&%\=,. = = = = = = = = = = = .,=\%&§£##
£§§§&%\=,. , , , , , , , , .,=\%&§§§£
##£§&%\=,. . . . . . . .,=\%&§£##
###£§&%=,. . . . .,=%&§£###
#£&%%=,... ...,=%%&£#
§&\,,..... .....,,\&§
##£§&%\=,. .,=\%&§£##
##£§&%\=,. .,=\%&§£##
###£&%\=,. .,=\%&£###