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The last thing you remember was falling asleep. Now you're in the woods, somewhere, or at least you think you are. The moon is out and all you can see around you is trees and grass and leaves. You hear an owl hooting.
[[Walk forward ->Go Forward]]
[[Try to wake up ->Wake Up]]
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You try to wake up. You're not really sure what that means, or if you're even dreaming, but at least you try.
[[Go forward ->Go Forward]]You walk forward. You're not really sure what direction that is, but you're at least walking in a straight line. You hear animals shuffling about, and crows and owls and other birds, but you are not scared. The woods smell nice.
You reach a clearing, illuminated by the moon. There are 3 paths.
[[Go further into the forest->Further In]]
[[Go downhill->Downhill Path]]
[[Walk backwards down a path->Backwards Path]]Tired of the claustrophobic woods - tired in general - you take the dirt path back the way you came (roughly).
You walk for several minutes longer and reach another crossroads, this one lit up by an old lamp post. There's a sign, but the text is too faded to read. You can't see much down either direction - it's gotten darker - but you're still not scared.
[[Walk left->Go Right]]
[[Walk right->Go Left]]You walk right, and after a few more minutes of listening to owls and crows, you spot a cabin. You get close enough to see a lit candle in a window, but nothing else. The shades are closed. You realize you have no idea where you are.
[[Approach the cabin->Approach Cabin]]
[[Keep walking->Keep Walking]]You walk left down the path, and find that it leads back into the trees soon after. This part of the woods, however, is much more overgrown. Just as you start to think about turning back, you trip over something and fall.
[[Land->Start]]You realize the door is open as you walk up to it. You knock gently, but it swings open. You can't see inside.
[[Go Inside ->Start]]You walk forever. You start to regret not going to the cabin, although in retrospect it seemed very foreboding.
You reach another path, again with a lamppost, but the only thing that catches your eye is a bench. You decide to take a rest and sit down, immediately dozing off.
[[Doze Off ->Start]]Enjoying the quiet atmosphere of the forest, you walk further in. The grass gets thicker and the trees grow closer together. After the moonlight disappears behind the canopy, it occurs to you that you are well and truly lost. You hear a strange noise, like an animal, but different.
[[Walk towards it ->Investigate Noise]]
[[Walk away from it->Retreat From Noise]]Turning to your left, you walk towards the noise. You step through overgrown bushes and vines and happen upon a clear. A large, pulsating blob sits in front of you. You think it's a blob, anyway.
[[Poke the blob with a stick->Poke Blob]]
[[Introduce yourself to the blob->Talk To Blob]]Deep inside of the forest, there is no shortage of sticks. You have your pick of the litter and choose a long, thin specimen. You approach the blob carefully and poke it gently.
It makes a sound similar to the first, but loud, very loud, and heaves itself towards you.
[[Get covered by the blob->Start]]You introduce yourself cordially to the blob. It makes an unintelligible sound, but it sounds welcoming. You walk closer to it when it leaps on top of you. The blob makes more noises, but these you understand. You talk to the blob for hours, sharing details of your lives (they were playing hide and seek with their friends and became lost in the forest), where you both might be (the blob does not think it is a dream world, but posits that it may be the afterlife), and about shared interests (the blob loves art). You wonder how long you both have been talking, and why it's not daytime yet. The blob asks you to help him find his way home.
[[Accompany the blob->Start]]Scared of the noise, you try to keep moving. The brush continues to get thicker, and the moon does not reappear. You start bumping into trees and animals, and at one point specifically anger an owl guarding their young. The owl pecks at you, and in your haste to run away you crash directly into a low-hanging branch.
[[Wake up->Start]]You decide to go with the least-known option, downhill. It's not long before the path leads directly into a cave. With trees on either side and no way over or around it, you walk in. The cave is pitch black, but you feel your way around until you reach a large, open room with a body of water, illuminated by blowing creatures on the walls and ceiling.
[[Walk around the lake->Avoid Lake]]
[[Swim into the lake->Enter Lake]]Scared of the water, you walk slowly around it, staying on the cave rock. It gradually gets higher, and at about 15 feet above lake level, you fall.
[[Land->Start]]You think about bracing yourself for the cold water of the lake, but do not, and are rewarded: the lake feels like nothing. You swim gently for a short time, then decide to dive to the bottom. You don't hold your breath. You can see clearly under the water, and see many kinds of fish and coral. You think about beautiful it is and decide to remember this later.
[[Swim back to the surface->Start]]