¨¨¨¨-**§## ##§**-¨¨¨¨
¨.-*^§¤### ###¤§^*-.¨
¨¨..*^§§¤¤ ¤¤§§^*..¨¨
¨.-*^§¤### ###¤§^*-.¨
¨...-*^§¤# #¤§^*-...¨
¨.-*^§¤### ¨ ¨ ¨ ###¤§^*-.¨
¨.-*^§¤### ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ###¤§^*-.¨
¨.-*^§¤### . . . . . . . . ###¤§^*-.¨
¨¨¨¨¨.-^¤¤ - - - - - - - - - - - ¤¤^-.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.-*§¤ **************************************** ¤§*-.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.-*^§¤### ###¤§^*-.¨
¨.---*^^¤# 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. ¤^-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.-*^^^¤¤# #¤¤^^^*-.¨
¨.-*^¤#### **************************************** ####¤^*-.¨
¨.-*^§¤### - - - - - - - - - - - ###¤§^*-.¨
¨.-*^^§§## . . . . . . . . ##§§^^*-.¨
¨¨¨.--^¤## ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ##¤^--.¨¨¨
¨¨¨..-*§¤# ¨ ¨ ¨ #¤§*-..¨¨¨
¨.-*^§¤### ###¤§^*-.¨
¨.-*^§§§§# #§§§§^*-.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-^¤# #¤^-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.-***§¤ ¤§***-.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.*^§# #§^*.¨¨¨¨¨