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i wish I could say I am a light that never goes out.
but i flicker from time to time

We might comment on the stillness of midnight, or say something about how the moon and the stars hang in the sky to make them seem grander and more mysterious than they are. We could paint the jungle in deep shades of navy and vermillion and mention how the far away sounds of the various waterfalls sounds like the hum of thunder or the purr of a very large cat to invoke a sensation of danger. We could talk about the sweetness of the air and the thickness of it that suggests a storm is likely approaching to imply a sense of urgency. We could, and if you like we can, but there are far more interesting things on which we might focus our attention.

There is a clearing within which has been placed a blanket and a picnic basket, around which has been scattered a ridiculous amount of unusual flora. The mushrooms are phallic in both size and shape and the flower blossoms are suggestive and fragrant. Honey has been placed onto the various caps and petals in haphazard droplets, and the various stems and stalks have been bound in braided leather and clover chains.

On the very center of the blanket is a perfectly folded square of black silk with the following note (written in a hand Ronin won't recognize). I'm so glad you came. Put this on..