@§$**-,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,-**$§@
#@§$**-,¨¨ ¨¨,-**$§@#
##@§$**-,¨ ¨,-**$§@##
#@§$**-,¨¨ ¨¨,-**$§@#
@§$**-,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,-**$§@
§$**-,¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨,-**$§
@§$**-,¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨,-**$§@
#@§$**-,¨¨ , , , , , , , , ¨¨,-**$§@#
##@§$**-,¨ - - - - - - - - - - - ¨,-**$§@##
#@§$**-,¨¨ **************************************** ¨¨,-**$§@#
@§$**-,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,-**$§@
§$**-,¨¨¨¨ JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ¨¨¨¨,-**$§
@§$**-,¨¨¨ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ¨¨¨,-**$§@
#@§$**-,¨¨ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ¨¨,-**$§@#
##@§$**-,¨ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¨,-**$§@##
#@§$**-,¨¨ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ¨¨,-**$§@#
@§$**-,¨¨¨ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ¨¨¨,-**$§@
§$**-,¨¨¨¨ WATER. ¨¨¨¨,-**$§
@§$**-,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,-**$§@
#@§$**-,¨¨ ----********---- ¨¨,-**$§@#
##@§$**-,¨ --** **-- ¨,-**$§@##
#@§$**-,¨¨ -----** FAIRIES LIVE HERE. **----- ¨¨,-**$§@#
@§$**-,¨¨¨ --** **-- ¨¨¨,-**$§@
§$**-,¨¨¨¨ ----********---- ¨¨¨¨,-**$§
@§$**-,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,-**$§@
#@§$**-,¨¨ THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ¨¨,-**$§@#
##@§$**-,¨ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ¨,-**$§@##
#@§$**-,¨¨ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ¨¨,-**$§@#
@§$**-,¨¨¨ TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ¨¨¨,-**$§@
§$**-,¨¨¨¨ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ¨¨¨¨,-**$§
@§$**-,¨¨¨ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ¨¨¨,-**$§@
#@§$**-,¨¨ THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ¨¨,-**$§@#
##@§$**-,¨ SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ¨,-**$§@##
#@§$**-,¨¨ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ¨¨,-**$§@#
@§$**-,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,-**$§@
§$**-,¨¨¨¨ THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ¨¨¨¨,-**$§
@§$**-,¨¨¨ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ¨¨¨,-**$§@
#@§$**-,¨¨ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¨¨,-**$§@#
##@§$**-,¨ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¨,-**$§@##
#@§$**-,¨¨ SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ¨¨,-**$§@#
@§$**-,¨¨¨ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ¨¨¨,-**$§@
§$**-,¨¨¨¨ DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ¨¨¨¨,-**$§
@§$**-,¨¨¨ BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ¨¨¨,-**$§@
#@§$**-,¨¨ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ¨¨,-**$§@#
##@§$**-,¨ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ¨,-**$§@##
#@§$**-,¨¨ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ¨¨,-**$§@#
@§$**-,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,-**$§@
§$**-,¨¨¨¨ THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT ¨¨¨¨,-**$§
@§$**-,¨¨¨ CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ¨¨¨,-**$§@
#@§$**-,¨¨ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¨¨,-**$§@#
##@§$**-,¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨,-**$§@##
#@§$**-,¨¨ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¨¨,-**$§@#
@§$**-,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,-**$§@
§$**-,¨¨¨¨ **************************************** ¨¨¨¨,-**$§
@§$**-,¨¨¨ - - - - - - - - - - - ¨¨¨,-**$§@
#@§$**-,¨¨ , , , , , , , , ¨¨,-**$§@#
##@§$**-,¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨,-**$§@##
#@§$**-,¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨,-**$§@#
@§$**-,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,-**$§@
§$**-,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,-**$§
@§$**-,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,-**$§@
#@§$**-,¨¨ ¨¨,-**$§@#
##@§$**-,¨ ¨,-**$§@##