,,,~:::%¤@ @¤%:::~,,,
,~~:%£¤@## ##@¤£%:~~,
,,,,,,~:£@ @£:~,,,,,,
,~~:%£¤@## ##@¤£%:~~,
,,,,,,~:%¤ ¤%:~,,,,,,
,,,~:::%¤¤ , , , ¤¤%:::~,,,
,~~:%£¤¤¤¤ , , , , , , ¤¤¤¤£%:~~,
,,,~~~%%£¤ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¤£%%~~~,,,
,~~:%£¤@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@¤£%:~~,
,~~:%¤@### :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ###@¤%:~~,
,~~:%£¤@## ##@¤£%:~~,
,~~:%£¤¤¤¤ 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. @¤¤%%:~,,,
,,,~~~:£¤¤ ¤¤£:~~~,,,
,~~:%£¤@## :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ##@¤£%:~~,
,,,~~:%£@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@£%:~~,,,
,,,,~::%¤¤ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¤¤%::~,,,,
,,,,,~%%¤@ , , , , , , @¤%%~,,,,,
,~~:%%£££¤ , , , ¤£££%%:~~,
,~~:%¤@### ###@¤%:~~,
,~~:%£¤@## ##@¤£%:~~,
,~~:%£¤@## ##@¤£%:~~,
,~~:%£¤@## ##@¤£%:~~,
,,,~~:£¤@# #@¤£:~~,,,