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...~~:^&&@ ~^^^&&&&& . FOREST . @&&^:~~...
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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. ~~........
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......~~:^ 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 ^:~~......
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........~~ THE ULTIMATE BIOTOPE! ~~........
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......~~:^ YOU MIGHT VERY WELL DIE IN HERE. ^:~~......
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..~~:^&&@# 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. ~~........
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........~~ TALES TELL OF A MYSTERIOUS DEEP FOREST, ~~........
.......~~: A BERMUDA TRIANGLE OF THE LAND, :~~.......
......~~:^ ACCESSIBLE FROM ALL FORESTS AT DUSK OR ^:~~......
.....~~:^& DAWN. &^:~~.....
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.......~~: ~^^^&&&&& . FOREST . :~~.......
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