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I came to my senses on my feet. The sudden consciousness was disorientating, and I swayed but remained standing. The sound of rushing water filled my ears, and the air was hot and close. Thick, leafy trees stretched overhead. I could smell the jungle: green, growing, living, all around me.
“Are you alright?” Noiryn called, raising her voice.
“Yeah,” I shouted. “Where’s that noise coming from?”
She smiled and pointed to something behind me. I turned around and discovered we were at the base of a waterfall. A big waterfall. It rose from the canopy to be absorbed by another at its peak. Vines stretched across it at varying heights, crisscrossing the blue-white of the water with a vivid green. It felt so alive and vibrant.
“Beautiful, isn’t it?” Noiryn came to stand beside
