,^=*%&&@## ##@&&%*=^,
,^=*%&&@@@ @@@&&%*=^,
,^=*%&&@## ##@&&%*=^,
,^=*%%%%&@ @&%%%%*=^,
,,,,,=%&&# #&&%=,,,,,
,,,,,,^*%& , , , &%*^,,,,,,
,^=*%&&@## , , , , , , ##@&&%*=^,
,,,^*%%&&@ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ @&&%%*^,,,
,^=*%&&@## = = = = = = = = = = = ##@&&%*=^,
,^=*%&&@@# **************************************** #@@&&%*=^,
,,,,,,=*&@ @&*=,,,,,,
,,,,,=%&&& 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. ##@&&%*=^,
,,,,^**&&& &&&**^,,,,
,^=*%&&&&@ **************************************** @&&&&%*=^,
,^=*%&&@## = = = = = = = = = = = ##@&&%*=^,
,^=*%&&@## ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ##@&&%*=^,
,^=*&&@### , , , , , , ###@&&*=^,
,^=*%&&@## , , , ##@&&%*=^,
,,,,^*%&&@ @&&%*^,,,,
,^==***&&& &&&***==^,
,,,,,=%&&# #&&%=,,,,,
,^=*%&&&&& &&&&&%*=^,
,,,,^^*&&# #&&*^^,,,,