¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨ &&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨¨¨¨¨&&¨ &&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨¨¨¨&¨&¨ &&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨¨¨&&¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨¨&¨&¨&¨ &&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ &&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨¨&¨&¨&¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨¨&¨&¨&¨ &&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨ 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. ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨¨&¨&¨&¨ &&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨¨&¨&¨&¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ &&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ &&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨¨&¨&¨&¨ &&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨¨&¨&¨&¨ &&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨¨&¨&¨&¨ &&¨&¨&¨&¨&