26 - Trapped

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Perfect. This place had everything I needed. As I’d hoped, there was a mountain lake here, a small one, with a few modest waterfalls feeding it fresh water that rushed down from the mountains. The vegetation around here was vibrant and lush - even with nothing but the light of the moon to see by, that much was obvious. Indeed, though gathering them would have to wait until morning, I could see that there would be no shortage of berries and other enticing food for the wildlife that no doubt thrived around here. And of course, the most important part: the copious amount of stones and rocks that littered the place. The water that rushed down the mountain had carried them down here over years of coursing through earth and cutting away at the terrain. And through the crystal clear surface of

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