¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§¨¨¨§§¨                                          §§§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨§§§                                          §§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨ ¨                   ¨                  ¨ ¨§§§¨§§§§¨
¨§§§§§§¨§§ ¨       ¨      ¨       ¨       ¨       ¨ ¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨ ,     ,    ,    ,     ,     ,     ,    , §§§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§ -   -  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - ¨¨¨§§§§§¨§
§¨§§¨¨¨§§§ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨
¨§¨§§§¨§§¨ 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.          §¨¨¨§§¨§§§
¨¨¨¨¨§§§§§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ¨§§¨§§§¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨ -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  -   - §§¨§§¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨ ,    ,     ,    ,     ,    ,     ,     , ¨¨§§¨§¨§¨¨
§§¨¨¨§§§§¨ ¨       ¨      ¨       ¨       ¨       ¨ §¨§¨§§§§§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§ ¨                   ¨                  ¨ ¨§§§§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
§§¨¨§§¨§¨§                                          §§§¨¨§§¨¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§§§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§§§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§§§§§§§
¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨