,,~^=$#@@@ @@@#$=^~,,
,,~^=$@@## ##@@$=^~,,
,,~^^^=##@ @##=^^^~,,
,,~^=$#@@@ @@@#$=^~,,
,,~^=$@@## ##@@$=^~,,
,~^=$#@@## , , , ##@@#$=^~,
,,~^=$#@@@ , , , , , , @@@#$=^~,,
,,,~^==$@@ , , , , , , , , @@$==^~,,,
,,,~~~^$#@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @#$^~~~,,,
,,,,,~^==# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #==^~,,,,,
,,,,,,^$$# #$$^,,,,,,
,,,,~^^$@@ JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA @@$^^~,,,,
,,,,^^=#@@ 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 @##=^~,,,,
,,~^=$#@@@ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES @@@#$=^~,,
,,~^=$#@@@ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. @@@#$=^~,,
,,,,,~===# #===~,,,,,
,,~^=$#@@@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@@#$=^~,,
,,,,~^$$$# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #$$$^~,,,,
,,~^=$#@@# , , , , , , , , #@@#$=^~,,
,,~^=$#@@# , , , , , , #@@#$=^~,,
,,,,,,,~=# , , , #=~,,,,,,,
,,~^==$### ###$==^~,,
,,~^=$#@@@ @@@#$=^~,,
,,~^=$#@@# #@@#$=^~,,
,,~^=$#@@@ @@@#$=^~,,
,,~^=$#@@@ @@@#$=^~,,