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.......~-* THE  FOREST IS A BUNCH OF COLLECTIVES OF *-~.......
........~- PLANTS AND ANIMALS  APPEARING ON MANY OF -~........
.........~           THE EARTHS SURFACES.           ~.........
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.......... THE PLANTS  TIE A KNOT  WITH  AND AROUND ..........
..........    THEMSELVES, AND THE CREATURES NEST    ..........
..........                 INSIDE.                  ..........
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.......... 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        @£%**-~...
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.~-**%£@##         WE WOULD TRAVEL FOR DAYS         ##@£%**-~.
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......~-** A  WIND,   COOL  AND  PASSING  COHERENCE **-~......
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........~-      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 **-~......
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.....~-**%      A BERMUDA TRIANGLE OF THE LAND,     %**-~.....
......~-** ACCESSIBLE FROM ALL FORESTS  AT DUSK  OR **-~......
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