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2020-12-09 01:15:44I sat there for hours, not paying attention to the time, to the sunlight beginning to fade on the other side of the forest from when I began, to the chirping of the birds or the scampering of the squirrels. I sat there with my eyes closed and felt the energy of the forest dance around me.
It was almost twilight when I became aware that someone was walking toward me t
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