,^~\^%@### ###@%^\~^,
,,,,,^\^¤# #¤^\^,,,,,
,^~\^%¤@## ##@¤%^\~^,
,,,,,^\^¤@ @¤^\^,,,,,
,,,,,^\\^¤ ¤^\\^,,,,,
,^~\^%¤@@# , , , #@@¤%^\~^,
,^~\^%¤¤¤# , , , , , , #¤¤¤%^\~^,
,^~\^%¤@@# ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ #@@¤%^\~^,
,^~\^%¤¤@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@¤¤%^\~^,
,^~\^%¤@## \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ##@¤%^\~^,
,^~\^%¤@@@ @@@¤%^\~^,
,,,,~^^%¤¤ 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. ¤%^~^^,,,,
,^~\^%¤@## ##@¤%^\~^,
,,,,~\^%%@ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ @%%^\~,,,,
,^~\^%¤@## ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ##@¤%^\~^,
,,,,^^~^¤@ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ @¤^~^^,,,,
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