¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@                                          @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨
¨.~:$¤¤¶@#                                          #@¶¤¤$:~.¨
¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@                                          @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~:$¤¤¶                                          ¶¤¤$:~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@                                          @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨
¨.~:$¤¤¶@# ¨                  ¨                   ¨ #@¶¤¤$:~.¨
¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@ ¨       ¨      ¨       ¨       ¨       ¨ @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~:$¤¤¶ .    .     .     .    .    .     .     . ¶¤¤$:~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@ ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~  ~   ~ @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨
¨.~:$¤¤¶@# :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: #@¶¤¤$:~.¨
¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@                                          @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~:$¤¤¶ Just Off  The  Coast  To  The Baltic Sea ¶¤¤$:~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@   There'S A Freshwater Pond, Secluded    @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨
¨.~:$¤¤¶@# Among Ashen And  Juniper. A Cleft In The #@¶¤¤$:~.¨
¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@   Limestone Bedrock, Sharp-Cut From The  @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~:$¤¤¶    Surrounding Plains, A Ninety Degree   ¶¤¤$:~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@ Drop Down, Down,  To  The Midnight-Black @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨
¨.~:$¤¤¶@#                  Water.                  #@¶¤¤$:~.¨
¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@                                          @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~:$¤¤¶             ~~~~$$$$$$$$~~~~             ¶¤¤$:~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@         ~~$$                $$~~         @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨
¨.~:$¤¤¶@#  ~~~~~$$   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.          ¶¤¤$:~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@                                          @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨
¨.~:$¤¤¶@# :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: #@¶¤¤$:~.¨
¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@ ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~  ~   ~   ~ @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~:$¤¤¶ .    .    .     .    .     .     .     . ¶¤¤$:~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@ ¨       ¨      ¨       ¨       ¨       ¨ @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨
¨.~:$¤¤¶@# ¨                  ¨                   ¨ #@¶¤¤$:~.¨
¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@                                          @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~:$¤¤¶                                          ¶¤¤$:~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@                                          @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨
¨.~:$¤¤¶@#                                          #@¶¤¤$:~.¨
¨¨.~:$¤¤¶@                                          @¶¤¤$:~.¨¨