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Just after sunrise, the window fills the room with light, making the white walls look almost

as if they're glowing. From outside, you hear the familiar sound of an owl hooting

softly as it heads off to bed. While the other birds chirp and chatter in the trees, as

they begin their day. Keen to explore this room. You climb out of bed and walk across the

smooth wooden floors. Above the chest of drawers, you notice a mirror framed in gold.

Staring at your own reflection, you see yourself looking just as you usually do, but wearing

an expression of excited curiosity. Below the mirror, on top of the chest of drawers,

is a bowl full of water beside a fluffy white towel. Reaching down, you place your hands

in the bowl, splashing your face with the lovely, refreshing water again and again.

And then, glancing back into the mirror, you're surprised to see that a change has come

upon you. You still look like yourself, but you feel rejuvenated, like a brighter, more

confident version of you. Your smile seems to beam outwards like sunshine, and as you

stand here, breathing in and out, you feel as if that lovely warm sunshine is filling your

whole body. Looking down, you're surprised to see the clothes you're wearing. Instead of

your pajamas, you're dressed in a white cotton tunic decorated with eye catching black

and gold patterns across the top. The light, loose material reaches across your chest,

and down to your knees, revealing brown leather sandals on your feet below. It's not like

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