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It's a dirt path lined on both sides with grass and a colourful assortment of autumn leaves.

You lift your gaze to realise that you're standing at the edge of a meadow.

The small white flowers grow here and there amongst the green grass.

The path cuts across the meadow at an angle, leading to the woods just beyond.

You follow the path across the clearing. It's a magical glow to this meadow that you can't

quite describe as if there's something special in the air. Things that are usually overlooked

or mundane become quite apparent like the soft home of insects. A small fuzzy bee lands on a flower.

A butterfly flutters overhead, playing in the wind.

The sun is warm on your face. There are light breeze, sends a tingle down your spine,

and goosebumps along your arms.

You stop at the edge of the meadow where it meets the woods. The magical glow seems to

continue into the woods as well. You step inside just beyond the first line of trees.

It's quiet to hear. Off in the distance you hear a woodpecker knocking its beak against the

trunk of a tree. Occasionally there's the soft chirp of a single bird, but other than these

intermittent sounds, the woods are marked by silence.

The trees here are craggly and old. You let your gaze follow the trunk of one such tree,

winding through its branches. The sky turns from blue to grey as a cloud passes in front of the sun.

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