,,@,@,@@@@                                          @,@@@@,@@@
,@@@@@,,,@                                          @@,,,@@,,@
@,,,,@,,@,                                          ,@,,@,@,@@
@,,,@@,@@,                                          @@,@@@@@,,
@,,@,@@,@@                                          ,@@,,,,@,@
@,@@@,@@,, ,                   ,                  , @,@,,,@@@,
@@,,@@,@,, ,       ,       ,      ,       ,       , @@@,,@,,@@
,@,@,@@@,@ ^     ^    ^     ^    ^     ^     ^    ^ ,,@,@@,@,,
@@@@@,,@@, ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~  ~   ~   ~   ~   ~ ,@@@,@@@,,
,,,,@,@,@, ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; @,,@@,,@,@
,,,@@@@@@,                                          @,@,@,@@@@
,,@,,,,,@, 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.          ,@@,,@,,,,
,@,,@@,@,,                                          @,@,@@,,,,
@@,@,@@@,@ ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; @@@@,@,,,,
,@@@@,,@@, ~   ~   ~   ~   ~  ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~ ,,,@@@,,,@
@,,,@,@,@@ ^     ^     ^    ^     ^    ^    ^     ^ ,,@,,@,,@@
@,,@@@@@,, ,       ,       ,      ,       ,       , ,@@,@@,@,,
@,@,,,,@,, ,                   ,                  , @,@@,@@@,@
@@@,,,@@,@                                          @@,@@,,@@,
,,@,,@,@@,                                          ,@@,@,@,@@
,@@,@@@,@,                                          @,@@@@@@,@
@,@@,,@@@@                                          @@,,,,,@@@
@@,@,@,,,,                                          ,@,,,,@,,,