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The world existed in shades of pearl and

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charcoal before the light arrived.

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Silas pulled his wool cloak tighter against the

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morning chill,

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his boots making no sound on the thick

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moss that blanketed the forest floor.

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Around him, the ancient pine forest stood in

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solemn silence,

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their needle laid in bows heavy with the

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moisture of the retreating night.

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Below the ridge, a vast, misty mountain valley

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slumbered beneath a blanket of low -hanging fog.

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It rolled in slow, silent waves between the

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towering peaks that pierced the sky like jagged

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teeth of stone.

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Through the milky sea of vapor, a winding

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river caught the first tentative rays of dawn,

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a silver ribbon twisting unpredictably through the wilderness.

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As the sun crested the eastern summits, soft

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sunlight spilled over the ridge.

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It painted the upper fog in hues of

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bruised lavender and warm gold, burning away the

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mist in slow, ethereal wisps.

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A hawk detached itself from a high crag,

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gliding effortlessly into the awakening thermal currents.

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Silas breathed in the crisp, ozone -scented air,

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feeling the profound, untouched piece of the wilderness

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settle deep into his bones.

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The world was waking up, and he was

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the only witness to its birth.