,,~^%%§§§# #§§§%%^~,,
,,,~~^^§## ##§^^~~,,,
,,~^%§#### ####§%^~,,
,,,,,~%%§§ §§%%~,,,,,
,,,,,^^%§§ §§%^^,,,,,
,,,,~~^§§# , , , #§§^~~,,,,
,,,,,~%§§§ , , , , , , §§§%~,,,,,
,,~^%§§### , , , , , , , , ###§§%^~,,
,,,,,,,^§# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #§^,,,,,,,
,,~^%§§### ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ###§§%^~,,
,,~^%§§### ###§§%^~,,
,,,~^^%§§# 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. ###§§%^~,,
,,~^%§§### ###§§%^~,,
,,,~~^%%§§ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ §§%%^~~,,,
,,~^%§§### ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ###§§%^~,,
,,~^%§§### , , , , , , , , ###§§%^~,,
,,,,,,~%§# , , , , , , #§%~,,,,,,
,,~^%§§### , , , ###§§%^~,,
,,~^%§§### ###§§%^~,,
,,~^%§§### ###§§%^~,,
,,~^%§§### ###§§%^~,,
,,,,~~%§§§ §§§%~~,,,,
,,~^%§§### ###§§%^~,,