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The world was born anew every morning, but

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only those who watched closely ever saw the

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seams.

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Before the sun cleared the jagged line of

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the eastern pines, the meadow belonged entirely to

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the mist.

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It hovered low and thick, a pale, breathing

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ocean of damp earth and crushed clover.

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In the quiet heart of this white silence,

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the tall grass shivered.

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Dewdrops clung to the blades like scattered pearls,

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heavy and trembling, waiting for the first spark

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of day.

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A single hoof pressed silently into the moss

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at the forest edge, disturbing the stillness.

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Out from the deep shadows of the ancient

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trees stepped the matriarch,

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her ears flicking as she tested the cool,

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sweet air.

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Behind her, the veil of fog parted, revealing

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the rest of the herd.

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One by one, they materialized like ghosts stepping

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through a curtain,

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does with wide, dark eyes, a cautious young

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buck with velvet -soft antlers,

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and a spotted fawn staying close to its

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mother's flank.

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Every detail of their intricate amber -brown fur

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caught the faint,

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pearlescent glow of the coming dawn.

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They moved with a fluid, haunting grace, bound

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by an ancient rhythm known only to the

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wild.

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Then the sun broke.

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A single beam of molten gold stabbed through

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the canopy, slicing across the misty meadow.

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Instantly, the landscape ignited.

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The fog turned from gray to a brilliant,

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glowing amber, swirling around the slender legs of

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the deer

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as they waded through the sea of grass.

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Dust, motes, and vapor danced in the sudden

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shafts of warmth,

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turning the ordinary morning into a cathedral of

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light.

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Pausing near the center of the clearing, the

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buck raised his head,

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nostrils flaring to drink in the golden morning,

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completely undisturbed by the waking world.

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For a fleeting moment, time seemed to hold

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its breath.

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Then, with a soft rustle of tall grass,

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the herd drifted onward,

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dissolving back into the shimmering embrace of the

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forest edge,

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leaving the meadow quiet once more beneath the

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rising sun.