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Moonbow
10:39
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"Awaken. It's time we continue."
"Herää. On aika jatkaa."
We have come prepared,
even for a longer journey,
but we travel not across land alone.
This trail bears the signs
of many a traveler's passing.
Be wary lest you too leave a mark.
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Claw and fang
08:39
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In death comes survival.
In survival comes death.
"Are you too intent on dealing death to evade it?!"
"Regardless of the actions of some of our brethren, these are not weapons, but tools, and for a purpose. Yes, they are meant to kill. That much is obvious, for they are our survival."
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Kontio
04:45
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"Se, Itse, Hän. Metän elukka."
"Jumalan mies, Suuriherra, Mesikkinen, Metsänvaari.
"Kouki, Kouvo, ja Tätinipoika"
"Mörkö, Mönninkäinen, ja Kurko"
"Otso, Kontio, Mesikämmen."
"Karhu."
"Älä sano! Älä kutsu metsän herran raivoa yllesi turhan päiten."
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Hunt
15:04
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"Join us. Join us for the hunt.
Come scattered brethren. It is time.
The children are starving. We haven't eaten for days.
Join us for the hunt."
"Scent and trail have taken us here; to where our prey passes through this time each year. They favour this place for it gives them food and shelter. And so our lives too grow more secure, if only for a moment."
"We are prepared."
"Let us meet and see whom returns victorious - if at all."
"This is a life-long struggle for survival. There's nothing glorious about it. Nor is there hate, nor honour. Such things have little meaning when the choice is between feeding and death. And you know that is no choice at all."
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The mire
07:11
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This is a fool's errand.
(He insisted I write this down)
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The turning of the tides
10:31
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"Finally, some luck."
"Greetings, lion of the sea"
"Greetings, river wolf. You and your companions can rest undisturbed. No harm will find you here."
"Come. Eat and drink your fill. We have plenty to spare. No-one shall be denied food, drink or shelter here while I'm still breathing."
"Tulkaa. Syökää ja juokaa kylliksenne. Meillä riittää jaettavaksi. Keneltäkään ei kielletä ruokaa, juomaa tai suojaa täällä niin kauan kuin minussa henki vielä kulkee."
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Across the waters
11:29
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"To tread the cold path
across wintry waters
and to breathe the cool air"
"Where once great woods rose, now an ice-lake lies
Under silvery cloak the fields it hides,
and stays rivers with a forceful hand"
"For long have I wanted to see my homeland again, even the fierce winters that I did not entirely enjoy in my youth, but I did not wish this. Not this. ...I should have never come back here."
"Still, should this be the last thing I ever did before relinquishing life, I am content."
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The silvershade lynx
06:34
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Dying be the fire that keeps you warm
But embers of the heart for the silver one
May kindle again...
Eat the distance from the place of ill memories
Thus I left the homeland.
My fate lies elsewhere.
...farewell.
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Call of the wild
06:41
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By the healing waters
04:38
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Otterheart
04:34
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Summer storm
04:07
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An owl's cry echoes through the woods of old
in the untamed wilds beasts stir
and behold
Dark, heavy clouds in horizon's arms tell of a storm
a slowly waking tempest in the summer's warmth
Rest easy dear friends. The clouds will pass and the sun rise again.
Follow the light of the Morn, and know that your way is kept safe.
...now and forevermore...
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Calmly passing monument
04:52
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An old king sits upon an oaken throne.
His posture noble, regardless of the toll of times.
Now weary, but once a mighty warrior.
Strong by form, just by heart.
For long he has ruled,
But now in an old age his mind wanders back to his youth.
He remembers the times of glory,
The adventurous days, the passionate nights.
He has sailed the myriad seas.
Fought the elements at the barren north.
Life's misfortunes were just new challenges
to experience and to learn from.
In his reign there was no blame,
nor did he evade his duties.
But to rule was never his passion,
though a task he had to honour.
The memories, although polished by passing time, hold a place in his heart.
He has lived a full life, and this he knows.
When his chapter ends he can rest free of earthly woes.
The old king sits upon an oaken throne.
A grin still visible on his weathered face.
When they come to carry him away
to a rest well-deserved
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Renewal
03:51
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"...oh, sweet longing,
monuments crumbling in the winds of the ages..."
The roots may be strong,
but morrow yearns for seeds
planted in deep seasoned grounds
nourished by a gleam of determination
grown for sturdy scions
and in time new roots for our heirs
"...of older times I tell.
Not to bring back but to cherish..."
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Courting
04:20
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A winternight visage
04:50
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Light recedes only for a while
The sunblade cuts to seek
Pure as snow at winter's wake
Light harbors at the darkest of seasons
Earthbound reflections grant us life.
As it is
...as it was given
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Enchantment for few
04:59
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"The earth holds countless havens
where solace may be found
by a tender heart."
The last flame
flickers and dies
the camp is asleep
except for one
He alone appreciates
the delicate sounds and visions
brought before him
by the forest at twilight
"Fireflies dance in the cool air
to the sound of the crickets' serenade
a gentle smile forms on the watcher's lips
But the owl's cries fade away
and the night's creatures hide before the rising mist
as dawn comes..."
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Hideout
04:24
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"Your folk know me
as the whisper in the wind
The bringer of soothing
a gentle guardian of sleep"
"My voice so calm before
now thunders across the land
calling you to take heed
delivering news of hard times ahead"
"Gather your children and flee to the far southern borders
North will be your home no more.
Leave this region with haste
for the time of the scourge's coming is still unknown"
"Take heed of my warning
for too many past folk have perished, the folk dear to me.
This doom is not the first to come
nor the last that I shall see."
Great masses of ice
will appear
flow across these fertile lands
and swallow all you once called home...
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Land behind the mist
05:12
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"A breath into the earth to form a dense mist, divide the land in two and hold old friends."
"Who knows why the mist never disperses. It is as thick as it was in ancient times. And the times are ancient, for the mist was old even when our grandfathers' grandfathers were young. Stories tell that the mist was not always there, and that we used to fare in the lands beyond, but those days must be long gone..."
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An oaken oitadel
04:53
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Land behind the mist
05:08
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"A breath into the earth to form a dense mist, divide the land in two and hold old friends."
"Who knows why the mist never disperses. It is as thick as it was in ancient times. And the times are ancient, for the mist was old even when our grandfathers' grandfathers were young. Stories tell that the mist was not always there, and that we used to fare in the lands beyond, but those days must be long gone..."
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Mink twins
03:24
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The elk king's daughter
05:29
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An oaken citadel
04:50
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Last vestige of old joy
05:34
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"Once we played in this forest
in the shade of the tall trees at the dawn of this particular time
but many an aeon has passed since
and many a fate has changed
...and our great woods died
no new seeds have been planted for ages
and those that were have been torn out from the soil"
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Summer storm (acoustic)
05:33
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An owl's cry echoes through the woods of old
in the untamed wilds beasts stir
and behold
Dark, heavy clouds in horizon's arms tell of a storm
a slowly waking tempest in the summer's warmth
Rest easy dear friends. The clouds will pass and the sun rise again.
Follow the light of the Morn, and know that your way is kept safe.
...now and forevermore...
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Nest Finland
Nest strives to capture the atmosphere of hidden pools amidst the woods, faint calls of owls echoing through the woods, sparkling waterfalls and vast snow covered landscapes - the solemnity, tranquility and brutality of nature.
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