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~,,,,,,,,, THE FOREST IS A BUNCH  OF COLLECTIVES OF ,,,,,,,,,~
«~,,,,,,,, PLANTS AND ANIMALS APPEARING ON  MANY OF ,,,,,,,,~«
†«~,,,,,,,           THE EARTHS SURFACES.           ,,,,,,,~«†
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%%†«~,,,,, THE PLANTS TIE A  KNOT WITH  AND  AROUND ,,,,,~«†%%
#%%†«~,,,,    THEMSELVES, AND THE CREATURES NEST    ,,,,~«†%%#
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#@##%%†«~, THE  DENSER, WARMER  REGIONS  -  LOUDER, ,~«†%%##@#
@##%%†«~,,            CHAOTIC, DANGEROUS.           ,,~«†%%##@
##%%†«~,,, TOWARD  THE  POLES,  SILENT  AND  STILL. ,,,~«†%%##
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†«~,,,,,,,         WE WOULD TRAVEL FOR DAYS         ,,,,,,,~«†
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#%%†«~,,,,               THE ANTI-ROAD              ,,,,~«†%%#
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@##%%†«~,, A  WIND,  COOL  AND  PASSING   COHERENCE ,,~«†%%##@
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%†«~,,,,,,           THE ULTIMATE BIOTOPE!          ,,,,,,~«†%
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#%%†«~,,,, THE  SAME  FOREST,  IT  IS  SAID  TO  BE ,,,,~«†%%#
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@##%%†«~,,    MANY ARE YOUNGER, ARTIFICIAL ONES,    ,,~«†%%##@
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%†«~,,,,,, TALES  TELL OF A MYSTERIOUS DEEP FOREST, ,,,,,,~«†%
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