.....,~~*& &*~~,.....
.,~;*&&@@# #@@&&*;~,.
.,~;*&&&&& &&&&&*;~,.
.....,;*&@ @&*;,.....
,~;*&&@### ###@&&*;~,
.,~;*&&@@# . . . #@@&&*;~,.
......~**& . . . . . . &**~......
.,~;*&&@## , , , , , , , , ##@&&*;~,.
.....~~;*& ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &*;~~.....
.,~;*&&@## ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ##@&&*;~,.
.,~;*&&@## ##@&&*;~,.
.....~*& 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. ##@&&*;~,.
.,~;*&## ###&&*;~,.
.,~;*&&&&@ ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; @&&&&*;~,.
.....~~;&@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @&;~~.....
.~;*&&@### , , , , , , , , ###@&&*;~.
.,~;*&&@## . . . . . . ##@&&*;~,.
.,~;*&&@## . . . ##@&&*;~,.
....,,;&@@ @@&;,,....
.,~;*&&@## ##@&&*;~,.
....,~**&@ @&**~,....
.,~;;;;&&& &&&;;;;~,.
.,~;;**&&& &&&**;;~,.