.,~;^*&¶## ##¶&*^;~,.
.,~;^*&¶## ##¶&*^;~,.
...,,,;;^& &^;;,,,...
.,~;^*&¶## ##¶&*^;~,.
.,~;;^^^*¶ ¶*^^^;;~,.
.,~;*&¶### ~~~~~ ###¶&*;~,.
.,~;^*&&&¶ ~;;~~^~~ ¶&&&*^;~,.
.,~;^*&¶## ~;;;;^;^^* . ##¶&*^;~,.
.,~;^*&¶## ~~^^^^^^** . ##¶&*^;~,.
.....,;^&¶ ~^^^***** . 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 . &^^;~.....
....~^^*&¶ ~~^^^^^^** . ¶&*^^~....
....,;^**¶ ~;;;;^;^^* . ¶**^;,....
.,~;^*&¶## ~;;~~^~~ ##¶&*^;~,.
.,~;^*&¶¶# ~~~~~ #¶¶&*^;~,.
.,~;^*&¶## ##¶&*^;~,.
...,;;*&&& &&&*;;,...
.,~;^*&¶¶¶ ¶¶¶&*^;~,.
.,~;^*&¶¶¶ ¶¶¶&*^;~,.
.,~;^*&¶## ##¶&*^;~,.
.,~;^*&¶## ##¶&*^;~,.