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^.........    THEMSELVES, AND THE CREATURES NEST    .........^
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%/~^......         WE WOULD TRAVEL FOR DAYS         ......^~/%
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~^........ THERE CAN BE  ROADS  BUT  THE FOREST  IS ........^~
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