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,:~\*$&### ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### ###&$*\~:,
,:~\$&#### ####&$\~:,
,,,:~~*&## ##&*~~:,,,
,:~\*$&### ~~~~~ ###&$*\~:,
,,,~~*$$## ~\\~~*~~ ##$$*~~,,,
,:~\*$&### ~\\\\*\**$ , ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### ~~******$$ , ###&$*\~:,
,,,,,,~*$& ~***$$$$$ , forest , &$*~,,,,,,
,:~\*$&### $$$$$$ , ,*, ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### ## ,,, * ###&$*\~:,
,,,:::\$$# $# , * , #$$\:::,,,
,:~\*$&### ,~, $# ,* , *, ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### ~#~ ## *: ,\, ,~, :* ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### # ## , *, \#\ ~#~ *: ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&&&# , # , , $# ,:, * , # # ,,\:#$$## #&&&$*\~:,
,,,,:\$$&# #$# $#####$######$##$##### $######$##### #&$$\:,,,,
,:~\*$&### ######################################## ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### # # # # # # # ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### # # # # # # # ###&$*\~:,
,,,,:~~\$# , ~ : : ~ , : #$\~~:,,,,
,,,::\\*&& &&*\\::,,,
,:~\*$&### the forest is a bunch of collectives of ###&$*\~:,
,,,:::\$$& plants and animals appearing on many of &$$\:::,,,
,:~\*$&### the earths surfaces. ###&$*\~:,
,,,,,::\$# #$\::,,,,,
,:~\*$&### the plants tie a knot with and around ###&$*\~:,
,,,,:::\$& themselves, and the creatures nest &$\:::,,,,
,:~\*$&### inside. ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### the denser, warmer regions - louder, ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$#### chaotic, dangerous. ####$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### toward the poles, silent and still. ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### mostly. ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### ###&$*\~:,
,:~\$&#### \\###\\ ####&$\~:,
,:~\*$#### ####$*\~:,
,,,,,:\\*& the colors will change with the seasons &*\\:,,,,,
,,,,,~*$## in places that have seasons ##$*~,,,,,
,,,,,:\*$& &$*\:,,,,,
,,,,:\$&&# we would travel for days #&&$\:,,,,
,:~*$&#### ####&$*~:,
,:~\*$&### there can be roads but the forest is ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$$$&# the anti-road #&$$$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### a wind, cool and passing coherence ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$#### a dense and clingy destination ####$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### \\###\\ ###&$*\~:,
,,,,,:~*&# #&*~:,,,,,
,,,,,~***& the ultimate biotope! &***~,,,,,
,:~\*$&### ###&$*\~:,
,,,,,,~*$& you might very well die in here. &$*~,,,,,,
,:~\*$&### ###&$*\~:,
,,,,,~*$## \\###\\ ##$*~,,,,,
,:~\*$&### ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### if something, a lake or a creature or a ###&$*\~:,
,,,,,,~*&# crystal, is surrounded on all sides by #&*~,,,,,,
,,,~\**&## the same forest, it is said to be ##&**\~,,,
,,,,,:~*&# inside it. #&*~:,,,,,
,:~\*$#### ####$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### some forests are older than man, but ###&$*\~:,
,:~\\\\*&& many are younger, artificial ones, &&*\\\\~:,
,:~\*$&### where the trees are planted to be ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### harvested. ###&$*\~:,
,,,:\*$&## ##&$*\:,,,
,:~\*$&&&& tales tell of a mysterious deep forest, &&&&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### a bermuda triangle of the land, ###&$*\~:,
,,,,,,~**& accessible from all forests at dusk or &**~,,,,,,
,,,,,~\\*& dawn. &*\\~,,,,,
,:~\\\$$## ##$$\\\~:,
,:~\*$&### , ~ : : ~ , : ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### # # # # # # # ###&$*\~:,
,,,,:~\*$& # # # # # # # &$*\~:,,,,
,:~\**$&## ######################################## ##&$**\~:,
,,,,,~~*&& #$# $#####$######$##$##### $######$##### &&*~~,,,,,
,:~\*$&### , # , , $# ,:, * , # # ,,\:#$$## ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&&&# # ## , *, \#\ ~#~ *: #&&&$*\~:,
,,,:~\\\$# ~#~ ## *: ,\, ,~, :* #$\\\~:,,,
,,,,~**&## ,~, $# ,* , *, ##&**~,,,,
,:~\*$&### $# , * , ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### ## ,,, * ###&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&&&# $$$$$$ , ,*, #&&&$*\~:,
,:~\*$&### ~***$$$$$ , forest , ###&$*\~:,
,,,,:\*$&& ~~******$$ , &&$*\:,,,,
,,::\**&## ~\\\\*\**$ , ##&**\::,,
,,,,:\$&&# ~\\~~*~~ #&&$\:,,,,
,,,:~*$$&# ~~~~~ #&$$*~:,,,
,:~\*$$$&# #&$$$*\~:,
,,,,:~\$## ##$\~:,,,,
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,:~\*&#### ####&*\~:,
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