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A lone figure stands on a path in a magical, ancient forest with gnarled trees forming natural archways and hollows.

A lone figure stands on a path in a magical, ancient forest with gnarled trees forming natural archways and hollows.

These magnificent trees weren't merely scattered randomly, they were arranged with a deliberate, almost sacred geometry, forming a natural amphitheater around me. The gnarled roots didn't just anchor them to the earth, they interwove, twisted, and swelled, creating organic archways and hollows, some large enough for a person to walk through. And then I saw it, not just a resemblance, but a clear, undeniable truth: some of these root formations were openings, sculpted by time and nature.Their inner surfaces were smooth and dark. See more