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.~»;*¤&@## »;;»»*»» ##@&¤*;»~.
.~»;*¤&&&# »;;;;*;**¤ . #&&&¤*;»~.
......»*&# »»******¤¤ . #&*»......
.~»;*¤&@## »***¤¤¤¤¤ . FOREST . ##@&¤*;»~.
..~~»;;*¤@ ¤¤¤¤¤¤ . .*. @¤*;;»~~..
.~»;*¤&@## @# ... * ##@&¤*;»~.
..~»;;¤&&& ¤# . * . &&&¤;;»~..
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.~»»»*¤¤&@ #¤@ ¤##@##¤#@##@#¤##¤#@### ¤####@#¤#@### @&¤¤*»»»~.
.~»;¤&@### ######################################## ###@&¤;»~.
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.~»;****&& # # # # # # # &&****;»~.
......~;*& . » ~ ~ » . ~ &*;~......
.~»;*¤&@## ##@&¤*;»~.
.~»;*¤&@@# THE FOREST IS A BUNCH OF COLLECTIVES OF #@@&¤*;»~.
.~~»;;;¤&# PLANTS AND ANIMALS APPEARING ON MANY OF #&¤;;;»~~.
.~»;*¤&@## THE EARTHS SURFACES. ##@&¤*;»~.
.....~;¤&& &&¤;~.....
.~»;;;**&& THE PLANTS TIE A KNOT WITH AND AROUND &&**;;;»~.
..~~»;*&@@ THEMSELVES, AND THE CREATURES NEST @@&*;»~~..
.~»;*¤&&&@ INSIDE. @&&&¤*;»~.
.~»;*¤&@## ##@&¤*;»~.
.~»;*¤&@## THE DENSER, WARMER REGIONS - LOUDER, ##@&¤*;»~.
...~;**&&# CHAOTIC, DANGEROUS. #&&**;~...
...~;;¤&&@ TOWARD THE POLES, SILENT AND STILL. @&&¤;;~...
.~»;*¤&### MOSTLY. ###&¤*;»~.
.~»;*¤&@## ##@&¤*;»~.
....~;**&# ;;###;; #&**;~....
....~;;¤&# #&¤;;~....
.~»;**¤¤¤@ THE COLORS WILL CHANGE WITH THE SEASONS @¤¤¤**;»~.
.~»;**¤¤¤@ IN PLACES THAT HAVE SEASONS @¤¤¤**;»~.
......~;¤@ @¤;~......
.~»;*¤&@@# WE WOULD TRAVEL FOR DAYS #@@&¤*;»~.
.~»;*¤&&@@ @@&&¤*;»~.
.~»;*¤&@## THERE CAN BE ROADS BUT THE FOREST IS ##@&¤*;»~.
.~»;;**¤¤@ THE ANTI-ROAD @¤¤**;;»~.
.~»;*¤&@@# #@@&¤*;»~.
.....~;*¤@ A WIND, COOL AND PASSING COHERENCE @¤*;~.....
.~»;*¤&@## ##@&¤*;»~.
..~~;**¤¤& A DENSE AND CLINGY DESTINATION &¤¤**;~~..
.....»*¤&& &&¤*».....
.~»;*¤&@## ;;###;; ##@&¤*;»~.
....»»;;¤& &¤;;»»....
.~»;;*¤¤¤@ THE ULTIMATE BIOTOPE! @¤¤¤*;;»~.
.~»;***&&& &&&***;»~.
.....~;*¤@ YOU MIGHT VERY WELL DIE IN HERE. @¤*;~.....
.~»;*¤&@## ##@&¤*;»~.
....~»*&&# ;;###;; #&&*»~....
.~»;*&@### ###@&*;»~.
.~»;*¤&@## IF SOMETHING, A LAKE OR A CREATURE OR A ##@&¤*;»~.
....~;***& CRYSTAL, IS SURROUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY &***;~....
.~»;*¤&@## THE SAME FOREST, IT IS SAID TO BE ##@&¤*;»~.
...~»»»**& INSIDE IT. &**»»»~...
...~~~;¤&& &&¤;~~~...
.~»;*¤&@## SOME FORESTS ARE OLDER THAN MAN, BUT ##@&¤*;»~.
.~»;*¤¤¤&# MANY ARE YOUNGER, ARTIFICIAL ONES, #&¤¤¤*;»~.
.~»;*¤&@## WHERE THE TREES ARE PLANTED TO BE ##@&¤*;»~.
.~»;*¤&@## HARVESTED. ##@&¤*;»~.
......~;¤@ @¤;~......
......»*¤@ TALES TELL OF A MYSTERIOUS DEEP FOREST, @¤*»......
.~»;*¤&@## A BERMUDA TRIANGLE OF THE LAND, ##@&¤*;»~.
.~»»;;;*¤& ACCESSIBLE FROM ALL FORESTS AT DUSK OR &¤*;;;»»~.
.....~;*¤& DAWN. &¤*;~.....
.....»***& &***».....
.....~;*&# . » ~ ~ » . ~ #&*;~.....
.~»;*¤@### # # # # # # # ###@¤*;»~.
.~;*¤&@### # # # # # # # ###@&¤*;~.
.....»»;*& ######################################## &*;»».....
.....»»*¤@ #¤@ ¤##@##¤#@##@#¤##¤#@### ¤####@#¤#@### @¤*»».....
...~~~~;¤& . # . . ¤# .~. * . # # ..;~#¤¤@@ &¤;~~~~...
.~»;*¤&&@@ # @# . *. ;#; »#» *~ @@&&¤*;»~.
.~»;*¤¤&@# »#» @# *~ .;. .». ~* #@&¤¤*;»~.
..~~»;*&&# .». ¤# .* . *. #&&*;»~~..
.~»;*¤&### ¤# . * . ###&¤*;»~.
.~»;*¤&@## @# ... * ##@&¤*;»~.
.~»;*¤&@## ¤¤¤¤¤¤ . .*. ##@&¤*;»~.
.....»»;¤& »***¤¤¤¤¤ . FOREST . &¤;»».....
.~»;*¤&@## »»******¤¤ . ##@&¤*;»~.
..~»»;*&@# »;;;;*;**¤ . #@&*;»»~..
.~»;*¤&@## »;;»»*»» ##@&¤*;»~.
.....»*&&# »»»»» #&&*».....
.~»;*¤&@## ##@&¤*;»~.
....»»»*¤@ @¤*»»»....
.~»;*¤&@## ##@&¤*;»~.
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.~»;*¤&@## ##@&¤*;»~.