,##,,#,##,                                          ,,,###,,#,
,#,#,###,#                                          #,,#,,#,##
######,,##                                          ,#,##,###,
#,,,,,#,#,                                          ####,##,,#
,#,,,,####                                          ,,,,##,#,#
###,,,#,,, ,                   ,                  , ,,,,#,####
,,,#,,##,, ,       ,       ,       ,      ,       , ,,,,###,,,
,,,##,#,#, ~    ~     ~    ~     ~     ~     ~    ~ ,,,,#,,#,,
,,,#,##### ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~  ~   ~   ~   ~ ,,,,##,##,
,,,###,,,, ======================================== #,,,#,##,#
#,,#,,#,,,                                          ##,,###,##
,#,##,##,, 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.          #,,###,#,#
,#,#,,#,,#                                          ,#,#,,####
#####,##,# ======================================== ,####,#,,,
#,,,,##,## ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~  ~ ,#,,,###,,
##,,,#,##, ~     ~    ~     ~    ~     ~    ~     ~ ,##,,#,,#,
#,#,,###,# ,       ,       ,      ,       ,       , ,#,#,##,##
,###,#,,## ,                  ,                   , ######,##,
,#,,###,#,                                          ,,,,,,##,#
###,#,,###                                          ,,,,,,#,##
,,,###,#,,                                          #,,,,,###,
,,,#,,###,                                          ,#,,,,#,,#
#,,##,#,,#                                          ###,,,##,#