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$%†~:..... THE  DENSER,  WARMER  REGIONS  - LOUDER, .....:~†%$
%†~:......            CHAOTIC, DANGEROUS.           ......:~†%
†~:....... TOWARD  THE  POLES,  SILENT  AND  STILL. .......:~†
~:........                  MOSTLY.                 ........:~
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.......... THE COLORS  WILL CHANGE WITH THE SEASONS ..........
:.........        IN PLACES THAT HAVE SEASONS       .........:
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†~:.......         WE WOULD TRAVEL FOR DAYS         .......:~†
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$%†~:..... THERE CAN BE  ROADS BUT  THE  FOREST  IS .....:~†%$
§$%†~:....               THE ANTI-ROAD              ....:~†%$§
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@@§$%†~:.. A   WIND,  COOL  AND  PASSING  COHERENCE ..:~†%$§@@
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%†~:......           THE ULTIMATE BIOTOPE!          ......:~†%
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~:........ THE  SAME  FOREST,  IT  IS  SAID  TO  BE ........:~
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§$%†~:....    MANY ARE YOUNGER, ARTIFICIAL ONES,    ....:~†%$§
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@§$%†~:...      A BERMUDA TRIANGLE OF THE LAND,     ...:~†%$§@
§$%†~:.... ACCESSIBLE FROM  ALL FORESTS AT  DUSK OR ....:~†%$§
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