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Chapter 56 by Actiaeon Actiaeon

What do you see?

Everything

You start by looking southward, you see the massive lake you had to cross, and the enormous waterfall it originates from, looking into its depths you swear you see a grey shape move through the crystal blue water. Shaking it off you look across, there you can make out the jungle you came from, and the tops of the trees all green and edged with purple. The sky above seems to shift with white cauliflower clouds with strange smaller blob-like green ones, all with a reddish hue that seems painted across it.

You move your gaze along; the waterfall draws you in; your eyes are drawn in by the movement. The waterfall stops around its midpoint where you can make out a large rock rising from the middle, reaching up into the sky. You follow along the waterfall again reaching its northern endpoint; there you find a more sparsely populated treeline that falls down the sloping plain towards you. Along this sloping plain you can make out a crater, it seems to be recent it might be part of The Andromeda.

Following northward these trees give way to the amber plains that reach almost as far as you can see, wind creating waves in the grass; looking up, however, your efforts a hindered by the sun which hangs perpetually low in the air in that direction. Although from this position you can tell that the other side of the shadow wreathed mountain range, gives way to brighter conditions that must occur year-round due to the tidal lock of the planet. The other hemisphere must be locked in perpetual night, that would be something to see. You think the whale creature you saw earlier went in that direction.

You move your gaze up to the north, walking along the railing to keep yourself calm.

You see the river curve northward and run off into the distance; the river is nearly the size of the lake itself; a deep blue color as well. On the plain to the east of the river, you swear you can make out something that looks like a herd of horses or bison. Along with another crater, another part of The Andromeda?

You turn to the northeast; you can make out the jungle on the other side with it reaching along the river. You can also can barley make out mountains on the other side which rise in an attempt to meet the last rays of the sun. The sky looks almost dark blue, seeming to mix with the shadow, creating a gloomy color.

Going back towards the south, you see the tops of trees; however, you stop when you notice a grey mountain rising from the jungle. It looks like a mountain; however, it is too smooth to be natural; if you did not know any better, you would say it was a pyramid.

"What is that?" you ask yourself.

"This is a strange planet," you say.

You slowly climb down the old ladder still worried about falling, so step by step you slowly descend the ladder, not looking down, even as the ground surprises you as your foot comes to meet it.

Finally down you head off to meet Yasmin and let her know what you have found.

What does she say?

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