.####..... ..........
..##..###. ##########
.......#.. #########.
######.... ########..
.####..### #######...
..##....## ~~~~~ ######..##
.....##..# ~^^~~^~~ #####.....
####...... ~^^^^^^^^@ . ####..####
###..####. ~~^^^^^^@@ . ###....###
##....##.. ~^^^@@@@@ . 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 . ....##....
#....##### ~~^^^^^^@@ . .##....###
..##..#### ~^^^^^^^^@ . ....##..##
.......### ~^^~~^~~ .##.......
######..## ~~~~~ ....######
#####....# .##..#####
####..##.. ......####
###....... #####..###
##..###### ####....##
#....####. .##..##..#
..##..##.. ..........