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Glow Island
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“Any monsters in this forest?” you ask yourself. You recall a story from your childhood. It is tl;dr and goes something like this:
There was once a forest that was full of trees but instead of growing in circles like most trees do and having texture and form and spiraling branches, these trees grew straight up and down. A path carved straight through the trees so straight that one could see light on the other side at the end of the path.
Near the trees that grew straight up and down lived a family with six children. One day, the youngest said, ‘I will walk straight through the forest that grows straight up and down, down the path that cuts straight through it.’ His first parent shook their head and said, ‘Do not go down that path alone.’ The boy said he would be fine and took down the path. The neighbors on the other side of the forest did not meet the boy and he was never heard from again.
Later, the second and third youngest children said to their second parent, ‘We will walk straight through the forest sideways and look past each other’s shoulders, on either side of each other until we find out little brother.’ The second parent shook their head and said, ‘Do not go down that path alone.’
‘We weren’t going to,’ said the second and third youngest children.
‘Then do not go unarmed,’ said the second parent. The children said they would be fine and took down the path together.
Though the second and third youngest children watched each other’s backs the whole time down the path, the neighbors on the other side of the forest never met the children and they were never heard from again.
Later, the oldest and second oldest and third oldest children said to their third parent, ‘We will walk straight through the forest each of us with a sword, a knife and a flame, until we find our little siblings.’ The third parent shook their head and said, ‘do not go down that path alone.’
‘We weren’t going to,’ said the first and second and third oldest children.
‘Then do not go unarmed,’ said the third parent.
‘We weren’t going to,’ said the first, second and third oldest children.
‘Then do not go down that path,’ said the third parent. The children said they would be fine and took down the path together and armed, each with a sword, a knife and a flame.
And though the children went straight down the path, watched each other’s backs and were armed each with a sword, a knife and a flame, the neighbors on the other side of the forest never met them and they were never heard from again.
Many years past and the three parents added a fourth to their group and in this new marriage produced a single child.
One day, the single child said to the fourth parent, ‘I will walk straight through the forest that grows straight up and down, down the path that cuts straight through it.’ The fourth parent shook their head and said, ‘Do not go down that path.’
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