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.@......@. * it is the sunrise following * @......@..
..@....... * the first sunset experienced during * @@......@.
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..@...@... you're one step inward, downward: light ...@@@....
...@...@.. falls from a strange direction, ...@.@@...
....@...@. illuminating the forest differently. .....@@@..
.....@...@ familiar places have other contours. @....@.@@.
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@......@.. there's usually a prevailing rotten ..@....@.@
@@......@. smell, almost sweet. this would be the ...@.....@
.@@......@ over-ripe belly of the previous day. ....@....@
.@@@...... some come to like it; i don't. .....@....
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...@@@.... finally, there's a false strength, a .@.....@..
...@.@@... fools strength. given to you by the air ..@.....@.
.....@@@.. and the light. but it's treacherous. ...@.....@
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.@.....@@@ its purpose is to lure you on dark .....@....
..@....@.@ errands, but it doesn't care for you. @.....@...
...@.....@ the "fairy's tailwind" will shift .@.....@..
....@....@ without warning as soon as it finds a ..@.....@.
.....@.... more promising subject, leaving you @..@.....@
@.....@... washed up in unknown places without the .@..@.....
.@.....@.. means of a return. ..@..@....
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