,~~*%§£### ###£§%*~~,
,,,,,,~*§£ £§*~,,,,,,
,,,,~~~*§# #§*~~~,,,,
,,,~~**%%# #%%**~~,,,
,~~*%§###£ £###§%*~~,
,~~**%%%#£ , , , £#%%%**~~,
,~~*%§#£## , , , , , , ##£#§%*~~,
,,,~*%§##£ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ £##§%*~,,,
,~~*%§#£## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##£#§%*~~,
,,,,,~*§££ **************************************** ££§*~,,,,,
,~~*%§#£## ##£#§%*~~,
,~~*%§#£## 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. ####§%*~~,
,~~~*%%#£# #£#%%*~~~,
,~~*%§#£## **************************************** ##£#§%*~~,
,~~*%§#£## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##£#§%*~~,
,,,,~~**%# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #%**~~,,,,
,,,,,,~*%# , , , , , , #%*~,,,,,,
,~~*%§#### , , , ####§%*~~,
,~~*%§#£## ##£#§%*~~,
,,,,,~~*§# #§*~~,,,,,
,~~*%§#£## ##£#§%*~~,
,~~*%§#£## ##£#§%*~~,
,~~*%§#£## ##£#§%*~~,