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&..&.&.&.& -;;;;^;^^% . .&.&.&.&.&
&.&&.&.&.. --^^^^^^%% . .&.&.&.&..
&..&.&.&.& -^^^%%%%% . forest . .&.&.&.&.&
&.&&.&.&.. %%%%%% . .^. .&.&.&.&..
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&..&.&.&.& 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. .&.&.&.&.&
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&..&.&.&.& .-. %@ .^ . ^. .&.&.&.&.&
&.&&.&.&.. %# . ^ . .&.&.&.&..
&..&.&.&.& ## ... ^ .&.&.&.&.&
&.&&.&.&.. %%%%%% . .^. .&.&.&.&..
&..&.&.&.& -^^^%%%%% . forest . .&.&.&.&.&
&.&&.&.&.. --^^^^^^%% . .&.&.&.&..
&..&.&.&.& -;;;;^;^^% . .&.&.&.&.&
&.&&.&.&.. -;;--^-- .&.&.&.&..
&..&.&.&.& ----- .&.&.&.&.&
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