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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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