###%^-^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^-^%###
####%^-^¨¨ ¨¨^-^%####
#####%^-^¨ ¨^-^%#####
####%^-^¨¨ ¨¨^-^%####
###%^-^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^-^%###
##%^-^¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨^-^%##
#%^-^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^-^%#
%^-^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-^%
^-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - - - - - - - - - - - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-^
-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-^%
^-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-^
-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - - - - - - - - - - - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-
^-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-^