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Nouvelle Lune Apogee


A long, long time ago, a young spirit named Artemis spent her afterlife in a forest
that was forever cast in a perpetual night. Although she loved her forest, and all
the creatures in it, Artemis had always held in her heart a special dream:
to visit the sky.

Finally, with the apogee, Artemis decided it was the time to reach her dream faster!






As Artemis mourned by the deer’s gravesite, she heard something strange: the
sound of soil shifting. She opened her eyes and stared in wonder as a massive
tree, bigger than any tree she had ever seen, suddenly erupted out of the ground
before her. It grew, and grew, and grew -- it never seemed to stop! Its branches
formed a gnarled staircase that spiraled around the trunk, all the way to the very
top of the tree. The tree reached so high she couldn’t even see the top of it
anymore, and its massive crown of leaves seemed to glitter with a comforting,
twinkling glow. Artemis gaped, too stunned to react. Was… was she supposed
to climb it?



Gathering all her courage, Artemis hesitantly placed a foot on the first branch.
She began her long climb, ascending higher and higher. After a while, Artemis
realized she felt… strange. She had always glowed a little bit -- most spirits do --
but now her aura of light was dazzling to look at. When Artemis made it to the top
of the tree she was positively alight, a halo of luminous brilliance surrounding her.
Smiling, Artemis settled in amongst the sparkling leaves and clouds, watching her
forest from her new perch high in the sky, bright and beaming, the land below her
bathed in a pale, soothing glow.




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