,,,~†^%&@# #@&%^†~,,,
,,~†^%&@## ##@&%^†~,,
,,,~†^%&@# #@&%^†~,,,
,,,,~†^%&@ @&%^†~,,,,
,,,~†^%&@# #@&%^†~,,,
,,~†^%&@## , , , ##@&%^†~,,
,,,~†^%&@# , , , , , , #@&%^†~,,,
,,,,~†^%&@ , , , , , , , , @&%^†~,,,,
,,,~†^%&@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@&%^†~,,,
,,~†^%&@## †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† ##@&%^†~,,
,,,~†^%&@# #@&%^†~,,,
,,,,~†^%&@ 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. @&%^†~,,,,
,,,~†^%&@# #@&%^†~,,,
,,~†^%&@## †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† ##@&%^†~,,
,,,~†^%&@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@&%^†~,,,
,,,,~†^%&@ , , , , , , , , @&%^†~,,,,
,,,~†^%&@# , , , , , , #@&%^†~,,,
,,~†^%&@## , , , ##@&%^†~,,
,,,~†^%&@# #@&%^†~,,,
,,,,~†^%&@ @&%^†~,,,,
,,,~†^%&@# #@&%^†~,,,
,,~†^%&@## ##@&%^†~,,
,,,~†^%&@# #@&%^†~,,,