#§==-^,,,, ,,,,^-==§#
§==-^,,,,, ,,,,,^-==§
#§==-^,,,, ,,,,^-==§#
##§==-^,,, ,,,^-==§##
###§==-^,, ,,^-==§###
####§==-^, , , , ,^-==§####
###§==-^,, , , , , , , ,,^-==§###
##§==-^,,, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ,,,^-==§##
#§==-^,,,, - - - - - - - - - - - ,,,,^-==§#
§==-^,,,,, ======================================== ,,,,,^-==§
#§==-^,,,, ,,,,^-==§#
##§==-^,,, 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. ,,,^-==§##
###§==-^,, ,,^-==§###
####§==-^, ======================================== ,^-==§####
###§==-^,, - - - - - - - - - - - ,,^-==§###
##§==-^,,, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ,,,^-==§##
#§==-^,,,, , , , , , , ,,,,^-==§#
§==-^,,,,, , , , ,,,,,^-==§
#§==-^,,,, ,,,,^-==§#
##§==-^,,, ,,,^-==§##
###§==-^,, ,,^-==§###
####§==-^, ,^-==§####
###§==-^,, ,,^-==§###