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###§*^\«:, TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ,:«\^*§###
##§*^^\«:, THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ,:«\^^*§##
###§*^\«:, IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS ,:«\^*§###
###§*^\«:, IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT ,:«\^*§###
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###§*^\«:, IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ,:«\^*§###
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####§*^«:, NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ,:«^*§####
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