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I pulled my truck into the clearing, gravel crunching under the tires like the sound of a campfire.

The fire tower loomed above the trees,

a skeletal structure that seemed both out of place

and yet perfectly suited for this isolated patch of wilderness.

I killed the engine and sat there for a moment, taking in the silence that only nature can offer.

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