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So you're hoping for a pleasant night ahead.

The forest is abuzz with the chirping of insects. You're mesmerized by the environment here.

The picturesque scenery full of tall green trees and the winding path that rises and falls before you.

The hills are covered in different kinds of vegetation that you're not familiar with.

They're a large, greedy trees with clusters of leaves. You can hear them rustling in the cool

evening breeze. Every once in a while, a gust shakes a handful of leaves off the branches overhead.

They fall to the ground around you in a shower of muted gold, red and orange.

For a moment, you're in your own perfect autumn paradise.

Tonight, you're going on a moonlight hike. It's scheduled to start just after dusk.

At sunset, the world was a wash and hues of the orange and rose pink.

But an inky blue started to settle in the sky above, showing you the night was on its way.

One by one, the stars began to twinkle overhead. You watched as the sky grew darker,

until it looked like the deepest parts of the ocean, with the little pinpricks of silver here and there.

Now, night has fallen and calm as settled on the forest.

You're waiting near a trailhead to begin your hike. Your local guide is here too.

He'll be the one to help you navigate this wild terrain.

He's brought along some water, sweet tea and snacks, which will share along the way.

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