#&§*/-.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.-/*§
##&§*/-.¨¨ ¨¨.-/*§#
###&§*/-.¨ ¨.-/*§##
##&§*/-.¨¨ ¨¨.-/*§#
#&§*/-.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.-/*§
&§*/-.¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨.-/*§&
§*/-.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.-/*§
*/-.¨¨¨¨¨¨ . . . . . . . . ¨¨¨¨¨¨.-/*
/-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - - - - - - - - - - - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-/
*/-.¨¨¨¨¨¨ //////////////////////////////////////// ¨¨¨¨¨¨.-/*
§*/-.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.-/*§
&§*/-.¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨.-/*§#
#&§*/-.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.-/*§
&§*/-.¨¨¨¨ //////////////////////////////////////// ¨¨¨¨.-/*§&
§*/-.¨¨¨¨¨ - - - - - - - - - - - ¨¨¨¨¨.-/*§
*/-.¨¨¨¨¨¨ . . . . . . . . ¨¨¨¨¨¨.-/*
/-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-/
*/-.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.-/*
§*/-.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.-/*§
&§*/-.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.-/*§&
#&§*/-.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.-/*§
##&§*/-.¨¨ ¨¨.-/*§#
###&§*/-.¨ ¨.-/*§##