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##@@%*~:¨¨ THE EARTHS SURFACES. ¨¨:~*%@@##
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%*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ INSIDE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~*%
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~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE DENSER, WARMER REGIONS - LOUDER, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CHAOTIC, DANGEROUS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~*
%*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ TOWARD THE POLES, SILENT AND STILL. ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~*%
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###@@%*~:¨ THE COLORS WILL CHANGE WITH THE SEASONS ¨:~*%@@###
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@@%*~:¨¨¨¨ WE WOULD TRAVEL FOR DAYS ¨¨¨¨:~*%@@
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%*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ THERE CAN BE ROADS BUT THE FOREST IS ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~*%
*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE ANTI-ROAD ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~*
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*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ A WIND, COOL AND PASSING COHERENCE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~*
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###@@%*~:¨ THE ULTIMATE BIOTOPE! ¨:~*%@@###
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#@@%*~:¨¨¨ YOU MIGHT VERY WELL DIE IN HERE. ¨¨¨:~*%@@#
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~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CRYSTAL, IS SURROUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE SAME FOREST, IT IS SAID TO BE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~*
%*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ INSIDE IT. ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~*%
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###@@%*~:¨ HARVESTED. ¨:~*%@@###
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#@@%*~:¨¨¨ TALES TELL OF A MYSTERIOUS DEEP FOREST, ¨¨¨:~*%@@#
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