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When you awaken you are lying beneath a colossal weeping willow tree. Birds
are singing and flitting between golden ladders of sunbeams that lead your
eye up to a clear blue sky. You roll over, look around, and discover you
are in a clearing. Multi-colored butterflies flutter over and around ferns, wildflowers, and berry bushes enclosed within the dense circle of willows.
In the middle of the clearing are a silver pool and narrow, babbling brook.
You wonder if you're dreaming.
A disembodied, musical voice says, "Not a dream, this is Willow Glade. You
are within the magic circle, safe from harm. Everything you need is
provided here." You are amazed that you can see no one, and have many
questions you want answered. Before you can speak, however, the voice
continues: "At the edge of the glade are the Mists of Tyme. Beyond the
Mists is the Kingdom of Eohm. The folk are fair as anywhere, with knaves,
knights, and damsels for which to share the adventures and misadventures
awaiting you there. Be concerned within the Mists, as there is a dragon you
must beware, plus other things...IF you dare. Stray too far and become
afraid?...remember you can return to Willow Glade! Bring your friends, but
not your foes, for this is the place to lose your woes."
With the last word, you sense the presence has gone and you're alone again.
You begin exploring every inch of the glade, and eventually discover there
really is a thick wall of mist beyond the edge of the willow trees. You...
Everything went wrong today. It seemed like you could do nothing right.
You curled up on your bed and wished you had a secret and safe place to go,
somewhere to keep you from seeing angry faces and hearing critical voices.
A wonderful place where everything you did turned out perfectly. Before
long you drifted off to sleep.
