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#$*=~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~=*$#
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=~^,,,,,,, *^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^* ,,,,,,,^~=
~^,,,,,,,, * [five minutes  after] second sunrise * ,,,,,,,,^~
^,,,,,,,,, * ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, * ,,,,,,,,,^
,,,,,,,,,, *  it   is   the  sunrise   following  * ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, * the  first sunset experienced during * ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, *   a    single    waking   period.    * ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, *^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^* ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
^,,,,,,,,,  you're one step inward, downward: light ,,,,,,,,,^
~^,,,,,,,,     falls from a strange direction,      ,,,,,,,,^~
=~^,,,,,,,   illuminating the forest differently.   ,,,,,,,^~=
*=~^,,,,,,   familiar places have other contours.   ,,,,,,^~=*
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#$*=~^,,,,    there's usually a prevailing rotten   ,,,,^~=*$#
##$*=~^,,,  smell, almost sweet. this would be the  ,,,^~=*$##
###$*=~^,,   over-ripe belly of the previous day.   ,,^~=*$###
####$*=~^,      some come to like it; i don't.      ,^~=*$####
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##$*=~^,,,   finally, there's a false strength, a   ,,,^~=*$##
#$*=~^,,,, fools strength. given to you by the air  ,,,,^~=*$#
$*=~^,,,,,   and the light. but it's treacherous.   ,,,,,^~=*$
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=~^,,,,,,,    its purpose is to lure you on dark    ,,,,,,,^~=
~^,,,,,,,,  errands, but it doesn't care for you.   ,,,,,,,,^~
^,,,,,,,,,    the "fairy's tailwind" will shift     ,,,,,,,,,^
,,,,,,,,,,   without warning as soon as it finds a  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,   more promising subject, leaving you    ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  washed up in unknown places without the ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,            means of a return.            ,,,,,,,,,,
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^,,,,,,,,,           $=================$            ,,,,,,,,,^
~^,,,,,,,,           $ detritus source $            ,,,,,,,,^~
=~^,,,,,,,            $=================$           ,,,,,,,^~=
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#$*=~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~=*$#
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